TNAG-0311-FCO40-347-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 34

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MIGHT OBJECT AND INSIST ON PAYMENT DIRECT BY UK PD IN VIEW OF CLEAR

UERSTANDING REACHED WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHILE YOU WERE HERE

EYE HAVE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS ADDITION AND CONSIDER THAT ·

IT MIGHT INVOLVE DELETIONS IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO A NUMBER OF

SERVICES WITH THE RESULT THAT UK FUNDING WOULD BE REQUIRED SIMILARLY

AND ALSO THAT POUNDS 17 (SEVENTEEN) M BE LESS LIKELY TO BE SPENT

PD I HAVE ASKED FOR MEETING WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO SETTLE THIS

OUTSTANDING POINT BUT A TOLD HE IS QUOTE NOT AVAILABLE UNQUOTE

PD IN MEANTIME AM TOLD BY ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY THAT HE

HAS DISCUSSED MATTER WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHO CONFIRMS THE

LINE NOW TAKEN BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PD TODAY IS PUBLIC HOLIDAY

AND NOONE AVAILABLE SHALL CONTACT ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY

AND DPV TOMORROW AND AM SEEING CBF AT 1000 HOURS AND WILL REPORT

FURTHER BUT INDICATIONS ARE WE HAVE NO MEANS OF BREAKING THE PRESENT

DISAGREEMENT PD COPY MINUTES YOUR MEETING WITH FINANCIAL SECRETARY

DESPATCHED TO YOU TODAY FINANCIAL SECRETARYS DEPARTMENT HAVE HAD

A COPY FOR A WEEK BUT HAVE MADE NO COMMENT

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Sent 07/25

DISTRIBUTION COPY.

27 OCT 197

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