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Mr..
Sir
DRAFT MINUTE
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly, U.S. of S.
Minister of State
* Secretary of State
Your Reference.....
6/ dan ce
Date..
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S SIGNATURE
TOP SECRET
THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE
The Rt. How D
Sandys, MP (190)
Thank you for your minute of the 1st Januarỳ.
I am quite satisfied with the naval disposition in
Hong Kong, and am grateful that this has been made
possible. I accept the position with regard to the
flight of three Venoms though I don't think that either
you or I regard it as adequate.
The presence of the
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Royal Air Force in Hong Kong is a continuing requirement,
the Gurce of the Sonstary of State for Air and when Perth agreed with Ward's proposal/in his minute
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of the 7th October, he pointed out that when these
Venoms came to an end of their life we did not expect
the requirement for them to cease,
2.
am sorry but
I regret that I cannot accept the position about
the artillery regiments. There are two main differences
between us
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one of principle, and the other practical.
3. The requirement for a British garrison in Hong
the
Kong arises because of a possibility of Chinese aggression.
complicates
It is this that effects and aggrandizes the internal
ponibility security problem since we have always to face the-event?
internal disorder
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that if we have widespread riots they miškut-lead-not
only
during of but to physical th intervention by a foreign country.
In these cireumstance:
I-regard the defence of the Colony
an external
commitment which the people of Hong Kong (and
particularly the many loyal Chinese garntitled to
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