SECRET
026710
MDHIAN 4908
AS PART OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE AND WOULD IN MY VIEW BE THE MOST
DIFFICULT TO NEGOTIATE.
9.
MY GUESS IS THAT, WHATEVER OPTION IS PUT TO THE CHINESE, THEY WILL REACT NEGATIVELY: AND THAT IF THEY ACQUIESCE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE ON THE BASIS THAT THE NUMBERS WHO GET EARLY RETIREMENT WITH PENSION WILL BE SMALL (PERHAPS A QUOTA): PERHAPS ALSO THAT THE GOVERNOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD HAVE SOME DISCRETION IN DECIDING WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED THIS RIGHT: AND THAT, ALMOST CERTAINLY, HMG WOULD PAY.
GALSWORTHY
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
40
.HER MAJESTY'S OVERSEAS
.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED HKD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
FED
NEWS D
RAD//MR WYE
RMD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
40
OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR FISH PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MR KERBY
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