(885363) Dd. 896639 1,000M
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DRAFT LETTER
To:-
TJ Brack Esq Treasury
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Cop, k: J.E. Edwards, Treasury
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1.
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From
Mr Gammon
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Ministry of Defence
The Building 7 the Snake Force in Hong Kong.
May we seek your advice on a matter
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discuss way which, since
1967, has been the subject of discussions between the
Ministry of Defence and (initially) the Commonwealth
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Office and
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subsequently) the Foreign and Commonwealth
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Office. The matter has not been raised with you
because
earlier sinee both we and the Foreign and Commonwealth
Lettla
Office thought it advisable to dispose of the main
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of the Hong Kong defence contribution (issue before doing so.
2. As you will recall, the Service Departments
provided assistance to the Hong Kong Government in
connection with the communist-inspired disturbances
which occurred in the Colony during 1967. The assis-
tance consisted of a variety of measures reinforce-
ments, the loan of specialist troops, additional
transport, stores, works services and so on- and I
am pleased to say that after prolonged discussions
between our Command Secretary in Hong Kong and the
Colony's authorities, with two exceptions all these
matters have been satisfactorily disposed of and the
appropriate payment has been made by the Hong Kong
Government to defence votes.
3. The two exceptions, however, are not inconsider-
They consist of:
able.
(1) A sum of £173,340 for the cost of materials
(including the cost of their transport from
8/71 St.S.
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