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Hong Kong Department
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A F Thorp Esq OBE
Head of F1(Air)
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitenall LONDON SW1
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Head of F1(Air)/9737
HRK 10/9
21 October 1971
We discursed over the bolenbone this afternoon your letter No lead of P1(Air)/9737 of 20 October sbout the druft Honorandum of Understanding to be sent to Hong kong.
told you that buying ngam to the Governor's telegram Ho 694 it seemed reasonable to include in sub-paragraph (vi) of the Memorandum a refertuce to the purchase of builuings despite the fact that this had not been mentioned in the conditions aproved by none.
3. On the other hand, I augrunted that your redraft of the last sentence of your substitute sub-paragraph rather loaded the ice arafant long "hay. here could be circumstances in which less than £17 million might be spent on the capital works sporremne din to Tern beyone tho control elther of HMG or of the ong Kong Government.
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i accordingly suggest the cllowing redraft for the whole of mb-paregraph (vi))
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(vi) To the extent that Her lajesty's loverment may
be) responsible for less than £17 million being spent on' ca ital orks or on the purchase of ouildings in Hong Kong over the 5 year period of the agreement, there will 20 no corresponding increase in the cash
To the extent element of Hong Kong's contribution.
that any such shortfall(maybe) the responsibility of the Hong Kong Government, that Government will make dy any auch shortfall by corresponding increase in its cash contribution."
Perhaps you would confim by telephone or otherwise that this suggested redraft is acceptable to you.
6. I am copying this letter to Brack and Smith.
Mr Twork Johowed to say he accepted XI abour subject to the two
amenduests shown in wink.
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A W Gaminara