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Code Cypher
Draft Telegram to:— The Governor
Hong Kong
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Addressed to
THE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION
1.
Ministers have taken careful note of the views
expressed by the unofficial members of your Exécutive
Council and they fully appreciate and respect the
strength and sincerity with which those views are
held. The following is their reply to the
Submission by unofficial members.
2.
It is true that in 1966 the United Kingdom's
precarious balance of payments position was a major
factor contributing to the request for an increased
defence contribution from Hong Kong. Although that
situation has now materially improved, a legacy of
the 1966 position is that the United Kingdom still
has a very large burden of overseas debt. The last
available figures (September 1970) show that a
:
total of £1611 million in short and medium term
borrowings have to be repaid, over the next few years.
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