TNAG-0308-FCO40-344-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 7

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En Clair. Code Cypher

Draft Telegram to:- Governor Hong Kong

No 35g

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GOMEZ NOR HONG KONG

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HK Defeat Depr Defence Dept.

Suh Monson

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

Your telegram No. 317

Personal for Governor from Monson

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

1.

For your strictly persand information

We have been trying to persuade the Treasury

to agree to special clause in this year's Finance

Bill providing for exclusion from tariff of

cotton textiles shipped against quotas in 1971

but arriving in Britain at any time during the

first 3 months of 1972. This has held up

reply to your telegrams.

2.

Treasury and MOD have both taken very strong

line against ideas in your telegram No. 266

and we have had difficulty in reaching agreement

with them on terms of further message to

Unofficial Members. Draft telegrams agreed

with other departments at official level will be

SECRET

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