TNAG-0546-FCO40-641-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 73

GR 250 IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 180530Z

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 180900Z

CONFIDENTIAL.

18DLC 1775

AKKIOL

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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 1282 OF 18 DECEMBER.

FOR ANDREW M O D FROM DAVIES.

REF.

COPY TO HONG KONG COMMISSIONER LONDON FOR HADDON-CAVE.

478

(487)

MY TELNOS 1265 OF 16 DECEMBER AND 1277 OF 17 DECEMBER.

DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT:

STATEMENT OF WORKS PROCEDURES AND STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PROCEDURES.

AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING WITH HQBF AND PSA REPRESENTATIVES, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE STATEMENT OF WORKS PROCEDURES WERE AGREED:

(1)

PARA 2(B): THE WORD MAINTENANCE' IN THE SECOND LINE OF THE DEFINITION TO BE PRECEDED BY THE WORD 'ALL' AND FOLLOWED BY A COMMA:

(11)

PARA 13: THE DRAFT OF THE APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN SQUARE

BRACKETS WAS SENT TO YOU IN MY TELNO 1280.

11) DELETE PARA 18: THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE PROVISIONS OF PARA 6 OF THE MOU WHEREBY (WITH THE UNAVOIDABLE EXCEPTION OF CURRENT CONTRACTS TO WHICH PSA IS THE SIGNATORY) EXPENDITURE IS MET BY PWD, EVEN IN RESPECT OF WORK UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 7 OF THE MOU: AND RENUMBER PARAS 19 -

21:

(IV) PARA 20 (NOW RENUMBERED PARA 19): BETWEEN ''PWD'' AND ''TENDER'' ADD THE WORD QUARTERLY?'.

12. AFTER

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