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Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee
J. C. Sloman, Esq.,
Parliamentary Commissioner
& Committees Unit.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1
5th November, 1975
Dea Jack,
110KK 3/5°48/9
At yesterday's meeting of the Sub-Committee I was instructed to request that the background brief being prepared on Hong Kong should be submitted to the Sub-Committee by Friday this week.
The Sub-Committee also requested a paper on the results of negotiations with Hong Kong about the future size of the forces there and the arrangements for financing them. This paper I take to be the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence, whom I have asked to provide it. However, the Sub-Committee would like a note on any aspect of this subject which falls within FCO responsibility, and in particular wish to have a statement of the cor.stitutional position of the Governor in negotiating with a Minister of Her Majesty's Government.
The Sub-Committee wish to have this note, too by Friday morning.
Yours sincerely,
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Дос
Douglas Millar
Clerk to the Sub-Committee
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