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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1187 OF 29 NOVEMBER.
YOUR TELEGRAM 1033 OF 25TH NOVEMBER.
DEFENCE REVIEW.
IN THE EVENT I DECIDED NOT TO TELL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 26TH NOVEMBER BUT WILL DO SO ON THE 3RD DECEMBER. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE DISCRETION GIVEN ME IN USING THE MATERIAL INCLUDED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 TO 5 OF YOUR TELEGRAM.
2. I AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL IN PARAGRAPH 6 FOR HANDLING THE STATEMENT IN PUBLIC. WE WOULD HOWEVER LIKE TO ADD HERE, UNATTRIBUTABLY OF COURSE...QUOTE YOU MAY BE SURE THAT IN ANY NEGOTIATIONS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL BE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO KEEP THE FIGURE WITHIN LIMITS WHICH CAN BE AFFORDED BEARING IN MIND THE EXPENDITURE POSTULATED IN OUR SOCIAL PROGRAMMES, UNQUOTE.
MACLEHOSE