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PRIORITY
EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 060745Z
UNCLASSIFIED
HKK 10/9
PA. miston/co
TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 743 OF 6 OCTOBER INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON.
DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.
A RESOLUTION WAS DULY INTRODUCED INTO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS
AFTERNOON (OCTOBER 6TH) AS PLANNED. IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
ONLY TWO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS SPOKE, BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THE AGREEMENT
REACHED ON DEFENCE COSTS.
2. I WILL REPORT PRESS AND PUBLIC REACTION IN A DAY OR TWO.
FCO PASS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
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