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appeal for assistance (the Government accounts for June 1971
show a surplus of $30.67 million giving a surplus of $52.46
million for the first quarter of the current financial year).
4. Apart from reports in the Evening Standard of 17 August
and in the morning papers the following day little attention
has been paid in this country to the typhoon.
5.
Having regard to all these considerations we in the
Department came to the conclusion that it would be best not
to recommend any contribution by HMG towards the cost of
relief measures. The Chinese Red Cross donation, as reported
by the BBC, makes it all the more difficult for HIG to offer
a token contribution of, say, £10,000.
6.
In all the circumstances Sir L Monson may wish to write
to Sir D Trench on the lines of the attached draft.
Eastern Department concur.
Far
25 August 1971
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Far Eastern Department
Enaria
E O Laird
Hong Kong Department
I think there is
right.
FPAD
hgred with but Ducher that
HK
request
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to new michitary transport in cleaving debris
approximate cost of £3000 delay. day 27/8
2.
at
should be impported with out
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