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Min. Gamma 69
2607352 January
Date: 26.1.68
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Following text contains CBF Hong Kong report on progress of AF and a request, which is strongly endorsed, for the retention of the team after their six months emergency tour is scheduled to end.
2. Begins: Although the AIT has been operating in the Colony for barely two months the District Commissioner New Territories has already reported to the Governor that District Officers are finding that the team are doing invaluable work. We were asked in reference that should there be a case for a long term requirement, we should put this forward not later than February 1968. The Governor has now asked that KGIS team should be deployed in the Colony until 31 Mar. 69 by which time it is hoped that the Government will have set up their own organisation and have it sufficiently well trained
to ensure that there is no Hiatus when the AIT goes, You will appreciate the great need and scope here for all types of hearts and minds operations, also that much of the teams efforts will have been wasted if their work comes to an end in may without replacement. There are many problems to be overcome in providing Government replacements, not the least of these will be finding suitable rank and file. I appreciate that for various reasons the retention of all the personnel of the present team is likely to be impracticable. However, clearly the more members of the team who can be kept, the more continuity there will be. Ends.
30 The Governor and CBF are both convinced of the value to the Colony of this effort and have CINCFE full support in making this request for their retention.
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