TNAG-2224-FCO40-3195-Gulf-War-burden-sharing-Hong-Kong-contribution-1991 — Page 90

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO DESKBY 07130OZ FCO

TELNO 423

OF 07100OZ FEBRUARY 91

INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON, MODUK

AKB 02013.

M

33

021637

MDHIAN 2774

SIC 19M

PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN DUSS FROM GOVERNOR

MCLAREN

YOUR TELNO 277 : GULF CRISIS: BURDEN SHARING: HONG KONG

1. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU WITH SMALL DETAILS. BUT IT WOULD BE

HELPFUL IF YOU COULD ASK THE EXPERTS TO CONFIRM :

A) THAT THE JAPANESE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 24 JANUARY REFERRED TO US DOLLARS 9 BILLION NOT US DOLLARS 9 MILLION (PARA 2 D OF TUR): AND

B) THAT TAIWAN HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION OF US DOLLARS 30 MILLION IN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS (YOUR TELNO 187 REFERS). THIS MIGHT BE OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE HERE.

HAS IT BEEN MADE PUBLIC ?

WILSON

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

202

.GULF BURDENSHARING

LIMITED

NPDD [-]

ADDITIONAL 33

.GULF BURDENSHARING (PASSED EMERGENCY UNIT) (PASSED POLMIL UNIT)

WWWW

DISTRIBUTION

235

HKD

MR MCLAREN

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