TNAG-0545-FCO40-640-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 126

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IMMEDIATE

GR 600

CYPHER/CAT A

FM F C O 241955Z

SECRET

SECRET

RECEIVED IN

2 6 NOV 1975

NIIC1011

51

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REF.

385 392

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 902 OF 24 NOVEMBER.

YOUR TELNO 1178: DEFENCE COSTS.

MOD HAVE ASKED US TO PASS THE FOLLOWING FROM ANDREW FOR DAVIES.

BEGINS

G

1. YOUR PARAS 1 3. OUR TELEGRAM 896 EXPLAINED THAT COSTS HAD

ALREADY BEEN REDUCED TO HONG KONG DOLLARS 454 MILLION AND NOTE

4 OF THE INFLATOR CATEGORY BREAKDOWN, GIVEN TO YOU ON 1 NOVEMBER,

INDICATED THAT FURTHER REDUCTIONS SHOULD BE ASSUMED TO COME FROM

PERSONNEL, BOTH UK AND LOCALLY ENTERED.

ON THIS BASIS THE BREAKDOWN BY INFLATOR CATEGORY SHOULD BE:-

CATEGORY HONG KONG DOLLARS MILLIONS

POUNDS STERLING MILLIONS

1

94

8.9

234 in 1 N

19

0.9

64

6.1

4.

52

4.9

5

21

2.0

6

60

5.7

7

59

5.5

8

59

5.5

9

7

0.7

10

24

2.3

TOTAL

450

42.5

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