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IMMEDIATE
5.
agreement to any increase in the Hong Kong contribution to
Garrison costs. You have no reserve powers over finance;
The Treasury proposal would appear to swing significant extra
costs on to the
to the Hong Kong Government (although we have seen
no analysis of whether this would be the full 30 million or
only a part);
In short, no decision should be taken until you have been
fully consulted and this should be the next step. For the
reasons given above, the Foreign Secretary is certain that you would not agree to any increase in payments under the DCA
above that foreseen in the discussions between you and the
MOD on the basis of the proposal put to OPD (K) in June.
The aim would be to ensure that no decision could be taken
without you being brought fully in: but to finesse the fact
that we had already consulted you on the back channel.
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6. Would you be content with this approach?
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SIR T DAUNT
MR HUM
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