PRIORITY
GRS 100
CYPHER CAT/A
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY No. 50
CONFIDENTIAL 1975
171
FM HONG KONG 310300Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 544 OF 31 MAY.
YOUR TELNO 433.
DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT.
LAAT BEF
170
****
REF.
172
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH DRAFT AS WE ARE GETTING BEHIND SCHEDULE (SEE M IFT).
2. CUR PRESENT THINKING IS THAT THE PRESENT TEXT, PLUS AN INFLATOR AND SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS WOULD DO PROVIDED THE SPLIT 18 50:50. HOWEVER IF HONG KONG WERE TO BECOME THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR DURING THE AGREEMENT PERIOD UNOFFICIALS WOULD BE LIKELY TO TAKE AN INCREASING INTEREST IN THE DETAILS MAKING UP THE TOTAL, AND A RATHER DIFFERENT FORMULATION HAVING MORE REGARD TO ACTUAL EXPENDITURE EACH YEAR AND HOW IT WAS COMPOSED
WOULD BE NECESSARY.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKTOD (4) DEFENCE D MR WILFORD
COPIES TO:
MR R JE ABRAHAM DS 6 M OD
CONFIDENTIAL
!