comes
taken together will be acceptable to the Unofficial Members of the
Legislative Council.
Those proposals are still being considered by the interested
gepartments, partier
and the Chancellor has
hould
sorriated the Sendtory
State for was that bey Oples for payment/ when he visit Hong Kong.
(2) The payment of the 1957/58 contribution
Govt.
The Hong Kong authorities have informed the War Office that no
payment can be made in respect of the current year while the size of
the contribution is still under discussion. The War Office and
questionable the gro
Treasury have protested vigorously on the grounds that the payment for
this year was agreed by the Governor in person in Defence Committee on
23rd July, 1957.
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The Colonial Office view has been that, because of
that,
the exacerbated state of public opinion in Hong Kong and the likelihood
of pressure being exerted by Unofficial Members of the Legislative
Council to divert the defence contribution to refugee resettlement,
abri
it is necessary for a decision to be reached on the additional units
for the garrison before payment can safely be made.
aprec
The heg. Co. to the payment without the sick of pather controversy very
portion in the Colony.
in Hany Kany
Came
be asked to
dacuaging to
The
Lii
S. 15. may
with to suprins.
R. Black the desirability of doing
Can
ん
bring make
amerable
this
anything what he infficcate this they apps continue hein
in th ingest) the it.7). Intet abso
HK more
that the CO. is making wary effort to hold this defferalt prition for Hay King but may
hat be able to do so
been
very
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much longer.
Sir R. Black has bunch of the prevent
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