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RECORD OF A MEETING BETWEEN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY AND THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG HELD AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTHI OFFICE ON THURSDAY ↳ DECEMBER AT 9.45 A.M.
Present
The Rt Hon James Callaghan MP
Sir Murray MacLehose KONG KOVO
Mr PL O'Keeffe CVO
MBE
Mr T McNally
Mr R N Dales
Defence Costs Agreement
Mr Callaghan congratulated the Governor on the work that has buen done to conclude a satisfactory defence agreement with long, Long. Die Huppy Hugbohong oxplained that in his view a continuing; British Pinneinl contribution was politically most important. Mr Callaghan Planngin】 Eid that HMG was still actively seeking further cuts in defence expenditure.
He could make no promises about the liong Kong garrison but would use his influence in favour of the conclusion of the present ereement.
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Sir Murray MacLehose added that it would be difficult to sell the defence agreement to Hong Kong opinion if unilateral restrictions Pere placed on Hong Kong's textile imports into this country. Hle explained that Mr Shore was opposed to Mr Varley's suggestion of import restrictions on Hong Kong woven shirts and hoped that
He Callaghan would support Mr Shore when the matter cane to be discussed by linisters. Mr O'Keeffe added that he had heard that Mr Mason was
also opposed to Mr Varley's suggestion. Mr Callaghan said he could
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not comini.t his colleagues but he would do his best.
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