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23.10102
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HK K 10/9
DEPARTMENTg Kong
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Copies to:- As for Hong Kong telno 144 plus
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After most careful study of your Memorandum
HMG much regret that they feel unable to alter the
views conveyed to you by me on 19 February.
2.
It is true that in 1966 the UK's balance of
payments problem was a major factor contributing to
the request for an increase defence contribution
from Hong Kong. Since then the UK has been able, as
a result of a number of difficult and sometimes painful
measures, to move to a position of substantial surplus
on current account, with a consequent improvement in
the external financing position. But this improvement
has occurred in the relatively recent past. The
magnitude of the UK financing problem previously was
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