TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 48

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وال

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM F.C.0. 151745Z

SECRET

TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 200 OF 15 APRIL.

(57

YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 249 AND 259.

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MONSON.

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION,

CAST

57

REF.

160: *

REF.

GI

1. WE ARE STUDYING THESE TELEGRAMS. MEANWHILE, BEARING IN MIND

HMG'S CONSIDERED VIEW THAT POUNDS STERLING 6,5 MILLION IS THE

MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION THEY COULD REASONABLY ACCEPT, IT WOULD BE OF

THE GREATEST HELP TO ME IF YOU CAN GIVE ANY IDEA OF THE SORT OF

COUNTER PROPOSAL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 249,

DOUGLAS-HOME

FILE S:

HKD

FED

DEF.D.

FPAD.

ATD

CCD'

P3

PS TO PUS

SIR L MCHISON

SIR G TOMLINSON

HR WILFORD

I DA SCOTT MR ROSE

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51 16 APR 1971

(LIL10/9

COPIES TO:

MR D J J BRACK

TSRY

MR A F THORPE, FI(AIR) 2 MOD MR RJ SMITH, DOE LAMBETH

BRIDGE HOUSE

MR P D NAIRNE, MOD ·

MR R GEDLING TREASURY MR E STRETTON DOE LAMBETH

BRIDGE HOUSE

MR E H GWYNN MOD

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