IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT A.
FROK HONG KONG 20A BEAZ
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LAST
3)
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HICKIO/G.
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TC IMMEDIATE F.C.0. TELEGRAM NO. 7 OF 6 JANUARY 1971.
I CANNOT, OF COURSE, MAKE ANY DEFINITE OFFER WITHOUT FORMALLY
CONSULTING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT LEAST SEMICOLON AND THIS I THINK 1 CUGHT TO DO NOW, SUBJECT TO WHAT FOLLOWS.
2. I CANNOT PUT A SENSIPLE PROPOSITION TO MEMBERS WITHOUT SUME AUTHORITATIVE AND SCCIFIC ACCOUNT OF THE CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS SAID TO BE ESTIMATED NOW TO CUST £27 PILLIONS. FROM THIS END 1
CARNCT DETERMINE HOW FAR THE PROJECTS WHICH VE PREVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD
TO BE COVERED BY THE C19 MILLION, CUOTED IN ANNEX B OF YOUR
SAVING DESPATCH OF 10TH ASPIL ARE APPROVED AND ARE INCLUDET NOW
IN THE £27 MILLIONS. THE SUM OF $19 MILLIONS INCLUDED $12.15 PILLING FOR CAITAL WORKS, INCLUDING ERSKINE BARRACKS. IF ONE DETUCTS 62.9 MILLIONS FOR ERSKINE BARRACKS AND ASSOCIATED QUARTERS AID APDS £7 MILLIONS WHICH YOU REFER TO AS FOR ADDITIONAL QUARTERS
THE ATJUSTED TOTAL OF £16.29M. SEEMS TO TAKE UP ALMOST FULLY THE
C16.5 MILLIONS YOU QUOTE IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 3, WITHOUT ANY ALLOWANCE
FOR INCREASED PRICES TO WHICH YOUR PARAGRAPH 1 REFERS. 1 AM
THEREFORE IN SEPTUS DOUCT AS TO WHAT IN FACT THE REVISED FIGURES YOU JUCTE ARE SUPPOSED TO COVER, AND I NEED TO KNOW THIS IN SUFFICIENT
TETAIL TO ALLOW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF THE PRUGE MME
AS PERMANENT ASSETS FOR THE PENEFIT OF HONG KONG** IF NO LONGER
REQUIRED BY THE ARMED SERVICES,
24 PM/T I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS
(A) THE PLANNED ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE UN (1) CAPITAL WORKS AND (11) MINOR WORKS AND MAINTENANCE
(B) A CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROGRAMME TO SHOW YEAR BY YEAR THE PROCUSED EXPENDITURE M (1) SUBSTANTIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING BARRACKS (11) OTHER 1PPR VEMENTS OR REFURBISHMENT
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