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Mr Laird

HKK 22/5

Reference

BRIEFS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

2.

Please find attached below the following briefs:

(a) Kai Tak Airport

(b)

(The portion relating to traffic

rights and Scandinavian applications was provided by Mr Cromartie, ATD, and our file HKK 21/7 is attached below)

Aid Policy (Our Brief No 8) as provided by ODA. (A copy has been sent to

Mr Cullimore FPAD with a request for early comment)

(c) Notes on the ECGD, Underground Railway

and the desalting plant.

(Please see my separate minute

attached below)

Still outstanding are:-

(a)

(b)

"Expatriate staffing problems" and this

was submitted to Mr Shaw, DTGD, by Messrs Scanlon and Hall on Monday 24 January, and

"Development in world's trading systems

and their effect on Hong Kong". This is with Mr Burns, TPD, and is likely to be ready before the end of the day.

G

26 January 1972

J A Clewley

DD 896639 140609 500M 7/71 GM 3643/2