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during currency of agreement except

in such circumstances as may be

agreed in advance (in this connection

see paragraph (D) of my telegram

No. 113). But we are bound to say

that we think it unrealistic to hope

Copies to:

MR AF THORPE

F1(AIR) 2 MOD

MR RJ SMITH DOE

LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE

MR P D NAIRNE MOD

MR R GEDLING TREASURY

MR E STRETTON DOE

that any figure eventually agreed could LAMBETH BRIDGE HOUSE

in practice be wholly unrelated to

calculations. Surely it would have

MR F H GWYNN MOD

(b)

to be justified both here and in Hong

Kong on some specific grounds.

Paragraph 2 of your telegram No. 250.

I am not entirely clear on this point

If the argument is that relations in

this field between HMG and the

governments of Dependent Territories

should be the same as such relations

between HMG and the governments of

independent countries it would seem to

follow that the Hong Kong Government

should be fully responsible not only

for the internal security of the

territory but also for its external

defence.

3. I agree that our object now must be to

encourage the Unofficial Members to produce their

own ideas as to what would be appropriate.

hope you will be able to persuade them to follow

up the invitation in paragraph 4 of MIFT.

example I think there would be a good chance of

I

For

obtaining agreement here to an escalating

arrangement which provided a total of $42.5

million over five years.

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