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Covering Secret

Mr. Wafford

Reference......

Sie Ly Mmom.

Hong Kong Fel. No. 162 (Flag D)

at Flag A.

refers

to the Governor's letter

5

took up

The Governor's request for

information

in

letter to the Moi

al

my

The reply is at Flag E.

Flag B

2.

For reasons

that

are

not altogether

The military

explained in Mr. Davis' letter

Capital

works programme

substantially increased

has been

(compare Annex B

On the telephone Mr. Danci

?)

behand Flag E

with original version behind

52) meo

Flag C).

di d

not seem able (or

anxions

10

And when

S

necessary

spoke to

explain why additional projects were

Mr. Nicholls (Treasury) he clearly suspected

that the local military had put a fast

one

Over

MPBW and MOD

Sharpening his blue pencil.

and was busy

Until the Moj

Their proposals with the

Treasury

certainty about the versed

have discussed

There can be no

programme

further difficulty in

that

we do not know

or its project breakdown. A

freasely what detailed information the

Governor has sought.

3.

S attach

રા

to the Governor.

draft telegraphic reply This will be followed

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