TNAG-0475-FCO40-540-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-on-maintaining-military-1974 — Page 43

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CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 490 OF 1 MAY.

FOR STUART FROM MASON.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 400

REVIEW OF DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION

RECEIVED IN RSTRY No.51

- APR 1974

LAST REF.

NEXT

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A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH U.K. REPRESENTATIVES IS TENTATIVELY ARRANGED FOR 7 MAY. YOUR LETTER UNDER REFERENCE WILL PRESUMBALY HAVE AN IMPORTANT BEARING ON THE PREPARATION OF OUR OWN BRIEF BUT IT

IS UNLIKELY TO BE ON OUR DESKS BEFORE LATE 2 MAY OR EARLY 3 MAY.

CAN YOU THEREFORE TELEGRAPH IMMEDIATELY THE TEXT OF THE IMPORTANT SECTIONS OF THE LETTER OR A SUMMARY.

MACLEHOSE

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