CAB148-30-Defence and Oversea Policy Committee Meetings Relating to 1967 Disturbances-1967 — Page 342

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(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT)

OPD (67) 40th Meeting

CABINET

70

COPY NO.

DEFENCE AND OVERSEA POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES of a Meeting held at

10 Downing Street, S.W.1., on

THURSDAY, 21st DECEMBER 1967 at 10.00 a.m.

PRESENT:

The Rt. Hon. George Brown, MP,

Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs (In the Chair)

The Rt. Hon. Michael Stewart, MP,

First Secretary of State

The Rt. Hon. Richard Crossman, MP,

Lord President of the Council

The Rt. Hon. James Callaghan, MP,

Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Rt. Hon. Denis Healey, MP,

Secretary of State for Defence

The Rt. Hon. George Thomson, MP,

Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs

THE FOLLOWING WERE ALSO PRESENT:

The Rt. Hon. Anthony Crosland, MP,

President of the Board of Trade

The Rt. Hon. Reginald Prentice, MP,

Minister of Overseas Development

The Rt. Hon. John Diamond, MP, Chief Secretary, Treasury

Marshal of the Royal Air Force,

Sir Charles Elworthy, Chief of the Defence Staff

General Sir James Cassels,

Chief of the General Staff

The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Longford,

Lord Privy Seal

The Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton,

Minister without Portfolio

The Rt. Hon. Lord Shepherd,

Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs

Admiral Sir Varyl Begg,

Chief of Naval Staff and First Sea Lord

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Grandy,

Chief of the Air Staff

SECRETARIAT :

Sir Burke Trend

Mr. E.M. Rose

Mr. H.L. Lawrence-Wilson

Mr. R.L.L. Facer

Major-General J.H. Gibbon

CONTENTS:

Item No.

Subject

.1.

NEGOTIATIONS ON ECONOMIC AID FOR SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA

2.

INFORMATION OVERSEAS SERVICES

3.

HONG KONG

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