TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 165

Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

Hong Kong

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

•

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s)

PRIORITY MARKINGS

(Date)

Despatched

Top Secret Secret

Flash

Immediate

Confidential e

Priority

Restricted

Routine

Unclassified

2827

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

[Sec

"Security classification"

-if any

SECRET

XBX XClarX

XXXXX

Privacy marking -if any

+

Code

Cypher

Draft Telegram to,

Hong

Να

(Date

Kong

And to:-

13 7/2

[Codeword—if any]

HONG KONG

Addressed to

telegram ...............

..(date)

And to

Repeat to:-

Saving to:-

Charmy girm by Lesyant luk

MOD

P.S

Psk Pus

Distribution:-

Files

Copies to:-

HKD

FED

Mr Wilford

repeated for information to

Saving ............

Your telno.75.

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

1.

10

102520

.I am glad to tell you that if you are able to.

negotiate with your Executive and Legislative Councils

an annual defence contribution of £81 million for five

years with effect from April 1971 such a contribution

subject to the following conditions would be accepted

by HMG.

million

(a) The Hong Kong Government, within the £8

(subject to (b) below), would pay for the cost of

minor works and maintenance of all Services' buildings

and installations in the Colony: a sum of £2.2 million

annually would be allowed for this purpose, thereby

reducing the annual cash contribution, for presenta-

tional purposes in Hong Kong, to £6.3 million.

Sir L Monson"

RJ Smith Esq

(b)

DOE

Any savings or excess expenditure on the sum of Lambeth Bridge £2.2 million would lie where they fell.

076152

Hse cont'd over

SECRET

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