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MIGHT OBJECT AND INSIST ON PAYMENT DIRECT BY UK PD IN VIEW OF CLEAR
UERSTANDING REACHED WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHILE YOU WERE HERE
EYE HAVE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS ADDITION AND CONSIDER THAT ·
IT MIGHT INVOLVE DELETIONS IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO A NUMBER OF
SERVICES WITH THE RESULT THAT UK FUNDING WOULD BE REQUIRED SIMILARLY
AND ALSO THAT POUNDS 17 (SEVENTEEN) M BE LESS LIKELY TO BE SPENT
PD I HAVE ASKED FOR MEETING WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO SETTLE THIS
OUTSTANDING POINT BUT A TOLD HE IS QUOTE NOT AVAILABLE UNQUOTE
PD IN MEANTIME AM TOLD BY ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY THAT HE
HAS DISCUSSED MATTER WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHO CONFIRMS THE
LINE NOW TAKEN BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PD TODAY IS PUBLIC HOLIDAY
AND NOONE AVAILABLE SHALL CONTACT ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY
AND DPV TOMORROW AND AM SEEING CBF AT 1000 HOURS AND WILL REPORT
FURTHER BUT INDICATIONS ARE WE HAVE NO MEANS OF BREAKING THE PRESENT
DISAGREEMENT PD COPY MINUTES YOUR MEETING WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DESPATCHED TO YOU TODAY FINANCIAL SECRETARYS DEPARTMENT HAVE HAD
A COPY FOR A WEEK BUT HAVE MADE NO COMMENT
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