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PRIVACY MARKING

DRAFT LETT ER

Type 1 +

To:-

From

F. Cooper Esq., C.M.G., Ministry of Defence, Main Building,

Whitehall, S.W.1.

Mr. H.P. Hall

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

7 Septembre 14607

In Confidence

I enclose a copy of a letter which Cowperthwaite,

the Financial Secretary in Hong Kong, has written to

Arthur Galsworthy about responsibility for meeting the cost

of special expenditures arising out of the present situation.

As you know, Hong Kong has already raised this in the

specific context of the border fence (Hong Kong telegram

No.1320 refers).

We have

I would be very grateful for your views.

very little information about the basis on which military

expenditure incurred in aid of the civil power is charged

to Colonial Governments but our understanding is that,

while you do not make any charge for services of personnel

hormally

or use of vehicles, you do raise a charge for any special

expenditure incurred e.g. petrol or other stores consumed.

Whatever the answer may be on the hospitalization

point, I think it might be useful to talk to Cowperthwaite

Could you manage 14th September?

about the border fence.

HP Nall