IMMEDIATE
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FM FCO 051700Z
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(HKD)
TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 109 OF 5 FEBRUARY.
YOUR TELNO. 75.
LAST
Bri
16
FROM MONSON
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION
NEX
RCF.
1. WE HAD HOPED WE WOULD HAVE
*POSITION TO TELEGRAPH
YOU BEFORE CLOSE OF PLAY TODAY CONVEYING HMG'S APPROVAL FOR YOUR OFFER TO ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRIBUTION OF 58 AND A HALF
MILLION,
2. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS, YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SECURED MINISTERIAL AGREEMENT TO YOUR OFFER FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED EXCEPT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT DECISION DY LATTER HAS BEEN DELAYED ONLY BECAUSE OF PRESSURE OF OTHER URGENT MATTERS. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH JUST AS SOON AS WE CAN.
3. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO THIS TELEGRAM IN ANY SUBSEQUENT EXCHANGES,
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SIR L MONSON
MR WILFORD
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