CONFIDENTIAL
92)
HKB 243/11
101633 MDHOAN 455.5
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1460
OF 06130OZ JULY 89
INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
83
YOUR TELNO 2173: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
1.
WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE CLARIFICATION IN TUR. WE ARE PLEASED TO CONFIRM THAT POUNDS STERLING
4
.5 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE.
WE AWAIT FORMAL AUTHORITY FROM THE TREASURY IN RESPECT OF YOUR SPECIFIC PROPOSALS THIS IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.
2. AS FAR AS GARRISON ASSISTANCE IS CONCERNED (YOUR
TELNO 1987) WE ASSUME THAT YOU ARE CONTENT TO USE PART OF THESE FUNDS TO REIMBURSE MOD COSTS UNDER THE DCA. MOD HAVE TOLD US THAT COSTS INCURRED SO FAR RUN TO ABOUT POUNDS STERLING 130,000. GRATEFUL IF
YOU COULD LET US HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE LIKELY TOTAL COSTS TO YOU OF COMPLETED AND ANTICIPATED WORK UNDER THIS HEADING. ANY COSTS WE REIMBURSE WILL NEED TO BE ACOMMODATED WITHIN THE OVERALL AMOUNT AVAILABLE.
3. THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST ACCURATE BREAKDOWN WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO COMPILE OF ALL THE PROPOSED EXPEDITURE TO DATE (IE THE PROPOSALS IN TUR PLUS DCA REIMBURSEMENT).
(A) ADDITIONAL TENTS FOR SEK KONG
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER COSTS AT SEK KONG
ROMNEY HUTS FOR WHITEHEAD
(B)
(C)
HIGH ISLAND
(D)
STAGE 2(C) AND SEK KONG
SUB TOTAL
AT HKD 12
=
POUNDS STERLING
HKD 4.75 M
HKD 10.00 M
HKD 10.00 M
(E) DCA REIMBURSMENT (SEE PARA 2) (F) ODA SHIPMENT OF 92 TENTS
(G) MOD TENTS
1
POUNDS
3,562,500
POUNDS
130,000
POUNDS
154,071
C
POUNDS
200,000
TOTAL
C
POUNDS
4,046,571
4. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST. WE NOTE THAT TUR MAKES NO REFERENCE TO THE POSSIBLE SOKO ISLAND PROJECT (PARA 2(D) OF YOUR TELNO 2125). THIS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THE TIME BEING?
HAS