TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 144

7 Nairne, 3sq MC,

Ministry of Defence,

hitchall 3.4.1.

11 February 1971.

Q1

I am not certain to what extent you are kept eu falt within the Ministry of Defence about our negotiations wi the long Hong Government on a defence contribution. reached interdepartmental agreement recently in whitehall to authorise the Governor to try for a contribution of £6.5 million and he has just reported un his first meeting with his unofficial advisers. I attach a copy of Hong Kong telegram No. 85. If you do not see these telegrams would you please get your secretary to rig mine and I will ensure that you get a personal copy.

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