W(B)L 51-7406
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
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of State from Singapore towards the end of
January. If this delay is likely to present
difficulties as regards the inclusion of an
agreed figure for the defence contribution in
your draft estimates, you may wish to consider
the advisability of having preliminary con-
sultations now with your Executive Council.
This would at least enable you to let us have
their reactions based on actual consultations
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instead of guesswork, although there is no
guarantee that HMG would be able to accept
such figures as the Council might have in mind.
We should be grateful to receive your views
on advisability of this course at the same
time as your reply to paragraph 5 above.
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