TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 64

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

на

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

reach addressee(s).

61

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

PRIORITY MARKINGS

(Date)

Top Secret

Secret

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

Flash

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immediate }"

„Priority

Routine

Despatched

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PRIVACY MARKING

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Security classification' -if any

SECRET

0813702

[

Privacy marking -if any

]

In Confidence

En Clair. Code Cypher

Draft Telegram to:- Governor Hong.

No.

Kong

260 87

(Date)

And to:-

[Codeword if any].

Addressed to

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

telegram No......

(date)

And to

repeated for information to

Repeat to:-

Saving to:-

Distribution:— Files, HKD, FED,

DEFENCE DEPT, FPAD, A & TD,

CCD, PS, PS TO

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

Your telegrams nos. 225 and 226

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

1. We agree that nothing should be done for

the moment to press the Unofficial Members to

produce their reply to the message contained in

FCO telegram No. 236.

2. From what you say it seems that you may not

have opportunity of further discussion with the

Unofficial Members until after they have prepared

their reply. If they present you with reply

agreed among themselves we think that tactically

it would be best if in accepting it for

PUS, SIR L MONSON transmission to HMG you confined yourself to

SIR S TOMLINSON

Copies to

MR WILFORD

MR D A SCOTT

MR ROSE

Copies to:-

Mr D J J BRACK TREASURY,

/Mr

saying that £8.5 million was the very minimum

contribution to which HMG could reasonably agree.

If on the other hand they wish to discuss any

SECRET

/aspects

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