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CYPHER/CAT A
(HKK 5/12)
FM FCO 011645Z
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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELMO 954 OF 1 NOVEMBER/INFO BTC
HONG KONG.
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FROM PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
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YOUR TELNO 921: AID,
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1, YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SECURED AGREEMENT ÎN
PRINCIPLE FOR A COMMITMENT SPREAD OVER 2-3 YEARS FROM AID
FUNDS OF POUNDS STERLING HALF A MILLION FOR THE POLYTECHNIC, THIS WILL BE PRINCIPALLY FOR THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND BOOKS, 1 AM AFRAID WE CANNOT HELP WITH THE ACTUAL BUILDING COSTS.
2. I SHOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS CONTRIBUTION WHEN I AM IN HONG KONG, AT THE SAME TIME I PROPOSE TO MAKE PUBLIC THAT HMG HAVE EARMARKED THE FURTHER £460,002 FROM AID FUNDS FOR THE OTHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, INCLUDING £102,080, FOR THE MORRISON HILL INSTITUTE, THIS MAKES A TOTAL OF SOME £900,000. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, THE ODA WOULD WISH DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE POLYTECHNIC NOT TO BE MADE IN THE SAME FINANCIAL YEARS AS THOSE FOR THE INSTITUTES,
3. I ENVIS.
I ENVISAGE MY ANNOUNCEMENT AS BEING ONLY IN GENERAL TERMS. FORMALITIES INCLUDING THE DETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE CASE FOR EXPENDITURE ON THE POLYTECHNIC CAN BE WORKED OUT LATER,
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