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Your teleggam No. 461
Garrison
Approval to provision of additional units
now given. Position has been reserved-on
question of compensation for Service-
Department lande. Arrangements for movement
of units will be put in hand at earliest
opportunity. It is hoped that One unit
arrive will be in Hong Kong y October 8th.
2.
Grateful for assessment of Finance
Committee's reactions to proposal for
additional temporary contribution of 8
million dollars for two units.
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