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SECRET CIPHER
TELEGRAM.
SECRET.
F3628 177/10
1941
083/5979
331
IA
From:
G.0.C. Hong Kong.
Desp. 1821 17/7/40. Recd. 2030 17/7/40.
To:-
The War Office.
(21
7512 cipher 17/7.
502717
Your 76435 (M.0.2). 16/7.
Governor of Hong Kong has only ascertained
from civilian evacuees how much they are prepared to pay for
accomodation and whether Brisbane Sydney or Melbourne was
preferred. The rates quoted by commonwealth Government for
accommodation and food were 30-50 shillings (Australian) per
adult per week and 20-30 shillings per child. Considered these
prices were beyond means of average soldiers family and
informed Governor that we assumed all arrangements for
reception in Australia would be made by War Offide, see last
sentence of 7484 of 13 July. Do not consider that families
can be sent to Australia and there left to find their
accommodation and live on allotments made as in U.K. but
suggest they should be kept in groups according to husbands unit. In view of proposed charges for accomodation feel that the
only solution is for you to make direct arrangements with
Australia as to how much W.D. are prepared to pay for
accomodation and feeding for each class of soldiers family
e.g. officers, warrant officers and others informing us as to what stoppages should be correspondingly effected.
C.4. (Telegrams).
To:- M.0.2.(for action)
Copies to:- Q.M.G.
War Registry (Admiralty). Colonial office (Mr.Poynton). Foreign office (Mr. Ashley Clarke). Dominion Office (Mr.Dixon).
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