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if we had lost a trick or two at the frontier) but the
question was who would win the war in the end, and
He accepted
no one knew what the Chinese game was.
that we could only hang on in the hope that if there had
to be any withdrawal, either before or at the time when
the leases fell in, we could do so with honour to
ourselves and with justice to the safety of the millions
in Hong Kong for whom we were responsible.
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(SAVILLE GARNER)
12 September, 1967.
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Mr. Hal 257
Mr. Carter
see.
I am very sorry not to have sent this on before for you to
General Pearson also came to see me and said very much the same thing as he had said to Sir Saville Garner. I made a point of asking General Pearson for his candid opinion of the way in which Mr. Gass has been conducting affairs during the time he has been Acting Governor, mentioning the allegations circulating in some quarters in London and in Hong Kong that he was not up to the job. General Pearson said that he, General Carver and all concerned in Singapore believe that Mr. Gass has been doing an excellent job. They felt that he had acted with coolness, courage and sound judgment, and had complete confidence in him.
ANS
(A.N. Galsworthy)
22nd September, 1967
Mr. Gammiara.
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