TNAG-0309-FCO40-345-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 147

SECRET

INMEDIATE

CYPHR CAT/A

FM HONG KONG 220208Z

SECRET

TOP COF

TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O. TELEGRAM NUMBER 344 OF 22 MAY.

87)

LAST

YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 386.

REF.

(s)

NEM

REF.

91

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DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.

MAY I AMEND PARAGRAPH 3 1ST SENTENCE TO READ,

BEGINS

3

"AS A BASIC CONTRIBUTION OF BEGIN UNDERLINING POUNDS ONE A HALF

MILLION P.A. PLUS A SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION CEASE UNDERLINING OF

POUNDS THREE AND A HALF MILLIONS P.A.''.

THIS

THIS CONFORMS TO THE WORDING OF THE 1966 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

WHILE YOUR TELEGRAM AS RECEIVED CHITS UNDERLINED WORDS.

MAY BE MERELY A CLERICAL ERROR.

TRENCH

RECEIVED IN

FILES REGISTRY No.51

HKD

FED DEFENCE D

FPAD

ATD

CCD

PS

PS 20 PUS

SIR L MONSON

24MAY 1971

10/9

HKKIO

SIR S TOMLINSON

HR BOTTOMLEY

IR WILFORD

MR D A SCOTT HR ROSE

SECRET

COPIES TO

IR D J J BRACK

MR AF THORPE FI(AIR)2 MOD

MR RJ SMITH DOE LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE MR PD NAIRNE MOD

MR R GEDLING TREASURY

MR E STRETTON DCE LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE MR FH GWYNN MOD