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IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT/A
FM HONG KONG 220700Z
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22 OCT 1975
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 1046 OF 22 OCTOBER.
DEFENCE COSTS.
FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY DAVIES.
PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO AUS (GS) ANDREW, M O D.
''REFERENCE A F C O TELEGRAM NO 755 OF 2 OCTOBER REFERENCE B HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 924 OF 18 OCTOBER REFERENCE C HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 985 OF 5 OCTOBER.
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ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THE FOLLOWING ARE OUTSTANDING POINTS ON WHICH WE STILL AWAIT YOUR COMMENTS, HOPEFULLY BEFORE MR. RODGERS ARRIVES:
1. DEFINITIVE COSTS
WE TRUST THAT THE REVISED COSTING AND YOUR COMMENTS ON EXCHANGE RATES AND STERLING DRAWING ASSUMPTIONS CAN BE SENT WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, TO ENABLE US TO EXAMINE AND DISTRIBUTE TO UNOFFICIALS BEFORE THEY MEET THE MINISTER.
2. CAPITAL WORKS
WE AWAIT REALISTIC MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM FIGURES FOR INCLUSION
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IN THE M O U, TOGETHER WITH YOUR CONCLUSIONS ON THE MAINTENANCE
ITEM.
3. REINFORCEMENT
WE HAVE USED THE AGREED FORM OF WORDS IN DISCUSSION WITH
UNOFFICIALS (WHEN THE POSITION OF THE BRUNEI BATTALION WAS RAISED) BUT NEED, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, A SUITABLE PUBLIC LINE. THE LOCAL PRESS, HAS BEGUN TO TAKE UP FIRM POSITIONS ON THE FORTHCOMING NEGOTIATIONS.
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