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Registry No. HKK 10/9
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
CONFIDENTIAL
DRAFT LETTER
To:-
Taylor
JH Taylor Esq AUS (CF)
Ministry of Defence
Type 1 +
From
Mr Wilford
Telephone No. & Ext.
Restricted.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
..In Confidence
1.
Department
Thank you for your letter of 9 May about the
snake fence in Hong Kong.
2.
We are content with the amendments you propose to
the draft letter to the Treasury, subject to the fol-
lowing points:-
(a)
Omission of the word 'clearly' in the first
sentence of paragraph 5.
(b)
Reinsertion of the statement that the terms
of the letter have been agreed between you and
us.
Exchequer as Ausit Deportment
(c)
Deletion of the words'between us' at the
end of the first sentence of the new paragraph
13.
Paragraph 13 would then read:-
3.
we
"We really must reach a conclusion about these
long outstanding claims, which are beginning to
attract the attention of the E & A D, and since
E &
the FCO and we are unable to reach agreement,
should be glad if you would adjudicate. We and
the FCO (with whom the terms of this letter have
been agreed) are, of course, ready to discuss the
matter with you if you think this will help."
Incidentally, Brack is no longer on the MOD desk
/in the
CONFIDENTIAL