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during currency of agreement except
in such circumstances as may be
agreed in advance (in this connection
see paragraph (D) of my telegram
No. 113). But we are bound to say
that we think it unrealistic to hope
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in practice be wholly unrelated to
calculations. Surely it would have
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(b)
to be justified both here and in Hong
Kong on some specific grounds.
Paragraph 2 of your telegram No. 250.
I am not entirely clear on this point
If the argument is that relations in
this field between HMG and the
governments of Dependent Territories
should be the same as such relations
between HMG and the governments of
independent countries it would seem to
follow that the Hong Kong Government
should be fully responsible not only
for the internal security of the
territory but also for its external
defence.
3. I agree that our object now must be to
encourage the Unofficial Members to produce their
own ideas as to what would be appropriate.
hope you will be able to persuade them to follow
up the invitation in paragraph 4 of MIFT.
example I think there would be a good chance of
I
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obtaining agreement here to an escalating
arrangement which provided a total of $42.5
million over five years.
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