W(B)L 51-7406
SECRET
in the Depoiment
The Whink bot
that it An chaks be
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
accepted.
in
antheright. Dipl.
We
financial significance and that it would be
in buttings form well worth while to agree to it in order to
ensure as far as we can that the Legislative
Council approves the proposed contribution
of £8 million per annum with as little ado
•
as possible this is particularly so since
this sum is more than we at one stage
expected to secure.
J
7. To accept the proposed change would mean
departing, on a point/of minor significance
from the terms decided by Defence and
Oversea Policy Committee.
But it ie we
eensidered that such a departure would be
justified in the circumstances and that it
(to mention
would be sufficient if the point were wrdadad
put to Aunishers.
find repor
deported 'te Def
and Oversee Policy
Committee when the final report on the
outgome of the matter is made to that body.
8.
The views in paragraphs
6 and 7
above are shared both by the Ministry of
Defence and by the Treasury at official
level.
Ари A-Jobt Haly
We have had a
Juck
E
Juthardlopen fr Ghnen
U.
pour today
a
Governor states that in the extremely
unlikely event that opposition to the proposal
news betygen now and 1 October to a point-
As boring the
where he would
where he would have to use his reserved
ید
force the issue through the powers, to fobee the issue
Legislative Council, then he would reel
justified in doing so since he "would be
doing so with Executive Council and Finance
Committee behind me". However having regard
to the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee
view reported in paragraph abere I consider
/that
3.
SECRET