CO129-550-3 Empire Air Mail Services- cost of participation to be exempted from assessment for military contributions... 19-10-1934 - 17-1-1935 — Page 19

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appear to be possible for the Hong Kong

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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other Colraid to fuck a

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Government to secure

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of the actual gross payment in connee funds with the proposed scheme to £5,000 by

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of the Colony & parhaipating

agreeing to pay subsidy of only

by restrictify the Colony's) (to

a sum of

-£4,000,/in which event the gross

together with

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payment (including 20% on account of

Military Contribution payable on the

respect I the

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revenue required to meet the cost of

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the subsidy) would amount to £5,000.

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Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister considers,

however, that this expedient would be

undesirable and, in the circumstances,

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he trusts that the Army Council will be

prepared to agree to the exemption from

assessment for Military Contribution of

the revenue required to meet the cost

of the annual subsidy.

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