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11. OF COURSE, IF HMG UNDERLINE NEXT WORD CAN CONSIDER A LOWER FIGURE IT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO ME TO KNOW IT, SINCE IF THERE IS ANY FLEXIBILITY IN HMG'S POSITION I MUST BE WARNED EARLY OR RISK GRAVE EMBARRASSMENT BY CONTINUING TO PRESS FOR PROPOSAL OF A HIGHER FIGURE ONLY TO FIND THAT A LOWER ONE TURNS OUT TO BE EVENTUALLY

ACCEPTABLE,

12. 1 REGRET THE LENGTH OF THIS TELEGRAM, BUT THE SITUATION IS SUCH THAT I THINK IT BEST THAT I CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU FULLY

INFORMED.

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HONG KONG DEPT

DEFENCE DEPT

FAR EASTERN DEFT

PRIVATE SECRETARY

P.S. TO P.U.S.

MR WILFORD

SIR S TOMLINSON

SIR L MONSON

COFIES TO

MR T J BRACK,H.M.TREASURY.

MIR AF THORPE,R.257, MOD MAIN BUILDING

MR RJ SMITH, D.O.E. LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE

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