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controls, which Hong Kong would regard as illegal, could well cause his Executive Council to renege on the

Defence Costs Agreement.

However, he agreed to send

the Minister of State the letter which he had requested.

1 December 1975

Distribution:

PS/Secretary of State

PSO/CDS

PS/PUS

DUS(P)

ACPL

AUS(GS)

AUS(D Staff)

ACDS(Pol)

STODET

S Sanders.

(CT Sandars) PS/Minister of State

D of DP(C)

Head of DS 1

Head of DS 6

Head of F1(Air) SECCOS

Mr Hansford

-

Treasury

PSA

Mr O'Keefe - FCO Mr Aggleton

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