DWE 6105
inx-209
LFQ 507/15
RR GOVERNOR HONGKONG
RRCBF HONGKONG“
RR HQ-BRIGADE
"GURKHAS HONGKONG-
دامه HKK
< MAR 1978
PA
124
REPETITION ONLY
1650/15
нкад SAD
к
BGR200
CYPHER CAT A
FM KATHMANDU 150915Z
RESTRICTED
TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONGKONG TELNO 6 OF 14 MAR 78.
INFO ROUTINE C B F HONGKONG. ROUTINE H Q BRIGADE OF GURKHAS
HONGKONG(PERSONAL FOR COL B G ).
MY LETTER 062/3 OF 6 MARCH TO THE POLITICAL ADVISER(NOT COPIED)
DUTY GREE PRIVILEGES FOR GURKHA LIAISON OFFICER IN HONG KONG
1. THE M F A HAVE NOW APPROACHED US ON THE SUBJECT AND HAVE
EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT MALLA CAN BE GIVEN SOME FORM OF DUTY-FREE
PRIVILEGE IN HONG KONG. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SLOW TO REMIND US
THAT THEY ALLOW BRITISH GURKHA OFFICERS STATIONED IN NEPAL DUTY-
FREE DRINK AND CIGARETTES TO THE EXTENT OF £10,000 A YEAR ( AS IT
HAPPENS WE SHALL SHORTLY APPROACH THEM FOR A RENEWAL OF THIS
CONCESSION FOR A FURTHER PERIOD AND IT WILL BE AWKWARD IF WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO OFFER THEM SOME CONCESSIONS FOR MALLA IN RETURN).
THEY HAVE ALSO HINTED THAT IF WE ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR
MALLA THEY MIGHT HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT CONTINUING TO STATION
AN RN LO WITH THE BRITISH GURKHAS IN HONG KONG. SINCE MUCH OF
THE R N L O'S TIME IS SPENT ISSUING NEPALESE PASSPORTS TO BRITISH
GURKHAS AND IF HE WERE WITHDRAWN THIS WOUIN HAVE TO BE DONE
FROM HERE, THIS WOULD BE MOST UNWELCOME TO US.
2.
FOR ALL THESE REASONS I GREATLY HOPE SOME WAY CAN BE FOUND
TO GIVE MALLA DUTY FREE PRIVILEGES.
DENSON
BT
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