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PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

(HKD)

TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 747 OF 6 OCTOBER.

DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.

RECEIVED...

REGISTRY No. 31

-70011971

HKK 10/9

(5) 1. MIFT CONTAINS EXTRACT FROM REUTER'S REPORT JUST RECEIVED.

IN RESPONSE TO ENQUIRIES FROM BBC AND REUTERS WE HAVE TAKEN THE

LINE THAT THIS IS AN AGENCY REPORT ON WHICH WE CANNOT COMMENT

WITHOUT REFERENCE TO HONG KONG. WE HAV E ALSO DRAWN ON YOUR

TELEGRAM NO 743. UNATTRIBUTABLY WE HAVE INDICATED THAT WE

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DO NOT UNDERSTAND REFERENCE TO REJECTION BY HONG KONG OF QUOTE

BRITISH REQUEST TO SHOULDER NEARLY HALF OF THE COST UNQUOTE.

DOUGLAS-HOME

FILES

HKD

FED

FPAD

DEFENCE D

A & T D

CCD

NEWS D

PS

PUS

SIR L MONSON

SIR S CRAWFORD

SIR S TOMLINSON MR ROSE

MR WILFORD

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG DEF CONTR

COPIES TO

GODLING TREASURY

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

54 PALL MALL

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