Mr Laird
HKK 22/5
Reference
BRIEFS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
2.
Please find attached below the following briefs:
(a) Kai Tak Airport
(b)
(The portion relating to traffic
rights and Scandinavian applications was provided by Mr Cromartie, ATD, and our file HKK 21/7 is attached below)
Aid Policy (Our Brief No 8) as provided by ODA. (A copy has been sent to
Mr Cullimore FPAD with a request for early comment)
(c) Notes on the ECGD, Underground Railway
and the desalting plant.
(Please see my separate minute
attached below)
Still outstanding are:-
(a)
(b)
"Expatriate staffing problems" and this
was submitted to Mr Shaw, DTGD, by Messrs Scanlon and Hall on Monday 24 January, and
"Development in world's trading systems
and their effect on Hong Kong". This is with Mr Burns, TPD, and is likely to be ready before the end of the day.
G
26 January 1972
J A Clewley
DD 896639 140609 500M 7/71 GM 3643/2