TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 167

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM FCO 051700Z

SECRET

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SECRET

(HKD)

TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 109 OF 5 FEBRUARY.

YOUR TELNO. 75.

LAST

Bri

16

FROM MONSON

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

NEX

RCF.

1. WE HAD HOPED WE WOULD HAVE

*POSITION TO TELEGRAPH

YOU BEFORE CLOSE OF PLAY TODAY CONVEYING HMG'S APPROVAL FOR YOUR OFFER TO ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRIBUTION OF 58 AND A HALF

MILLION,

2. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS, YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SECURED MINISTERIAL AGREEMENT TO YOUR OFFER FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED EXCEPT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT DECISION DY LATTER HAS BEEN DELAYED ONLY BECAUSE OF PRESSURE OF OTHER URGENT MATTERS. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH JUST AS SOON AS WE CAN.

3. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO THIS TELEGRAM IN ANY SUBSEQUENT EXCHANGES,

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HKD

SIR L MONSON

MR WILFORD

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