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comes

taken together will be acceptable to the Unofficial Members of the

Legislative Council.

Those proposals are still being considered by the interested

gepartments, partier

and the Chancellor has

hould

sorriated the Sendtory

State for was that bey Oples for payment/ when he visit Hong Kong.

(2) The payment of the 1957/58 contribution

Govt.

The Hong Kong authorities have informed the War Office that no

payment can be made in respect of the current year while the size of

the contribution is still under discussion. The War Office and

questionable the gro

Treasury have protested vigorously on the grounds that the payment for

this year was agreed by the Governor in person in Defence Committee on

23rd July, 1957.

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The Colonial Office view has been that, because of

that,

the exacerbated state of public opinion in Hong Kong and the likelihood

of pressure being exerted by Unofficial Members of the Legislative

Council to divert the defence contribution to refugee resettlement,

abri

it is necessary for a decision to be reached on the additional units

for the garrison before payment can safely be made.

aprec

The heg. Co. to the payment without the sick of pather controversy very

portion in the Colony.

in Hany Kany

Came

be asked to

dacuaging to

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with to suprins.

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that the CO. is making wary effort to hold this defferalt prition for Hay King but may

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much longer.

Sir R. Black has bunch of the prevent

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