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obtaining additional money for this purpose from

British commercial sources.

3.

You will no doubt wish to take appropriate

opportunity to inform Unofficial Members of HMG's

offer.

It will we hope help you in negotiations on

defence contribution.

4: If, as we very much hope, it is decided to

accept the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

we think that it would do much to gounter criticism

unte:

of Hong Kong here (for example during recent House

of Lords debate on dependent territories) if grants c

territ

could be announced in/reply to inspired Parliamentary

Question.

5.

Grateful for your views.

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