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No.

Registry HWB 10/16

DRAFT

LETTER

Type 1 +

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

To:-

Confidential.

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

Dr. M.J. Harte,

Ministry of Defence

From

Há 25

Mr. A.W.Gaminara

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

14 January 1968.

I am sorry that we have not replied earlier

to your letter of 17 October, 1967, A/16/ABROAD/

5712/F1(AD). The extent to which you are

looking to the Hong Kong Government to meet

extra costs has caused us no little concern and

I think that the size of the final bill will

undoubtedly play a part in determining our

attitude.

Furthermore we have come to the

conclusion that we must have some more or less

firm figures before we could put this matter to

Hong Kong.

Could you therefore let us have details

of all charges you are proposing to raise and as

firm an estimate as you can give of the amounts

involved (particularly in respect of the

services referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of

your letter)? If there are subsequently any

doubts in our minds as to the precise nature of

the charges raised, we could perhaps clarify

these in brief discussion.

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ANG 68.

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