TNAG-0546-FCO40-641-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 79

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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT/A

CONFIDENTIAL

1975

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HILILIOLL

FM HONG KONG 09422-

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NO 1277 OF 17 DECEMBER.

FOLLOWING FOR ANDREW (M O D) FROM DAVIES.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 961 OF 16 DECEMBER.

DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT: STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PROCEDURES.

1. WE ARE HAVING A FINAL MEETING A.M. 18 DECEMBER ON THE ABOVE BUT IN THE MEANTIME WISH TO ADVISE YOU OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTURAL AMENDMENTS WHICH WERE DISCUSSED IN LONDON AND WHICH SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE FINAL VERSION

PARAGRAPH 5 LINE 7. SUBSTITUTE THE WORDS 'ANY COMPONENT'' FOR THE WORDS THE COMPONENT'.

PARAGRAPH 8 LINE 2. SUBSTITUTE THE WORDS ''OF ANY COMPONENT’' FOR THE WORDS OF COMPONENTS

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PARAGRAPH 10 LINE 3. DELETE THE WORD 'SAME''.

PARAGRAPH 15. WE SUGGEST THAT THE WORDS 'WHERE APPLICABLE'' SHOULD BE MISERTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARAGRAPH, THIS IS A CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT FOLLOWING THE ALTERATION WE AGREED TO

PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE M O U.

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