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23RD AUGUST, 1945.
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CHICTS OF STAFF COMITTER
JOINT PLANNING STAFF
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30 AUG 1945
COMMAND OF HONG KONG
Report by the Joint Planning Staff
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In accordance with instructions, we have examined what arrangements should be made for the comand of Hong Kong. We have taken into account a letter from the Foreign Office regarding the arrangements necessary to ensure military co-ordination with the Generalissimo in matters affecting the surrender of Hong Kong and the subsequent use of the port facilities in support of Chinese and United States forces.
Present Position
2.
This has
This
11 questions in connection with Hong Kong are at present being dealt with by the Chiefs of Staff. been notified both to the Americans and 'Chinese, situation must clearly continue at any rate until the arrival of British forces in Hong Kong.
Future Position
3*
Thereafter the problem will divide itself into a long. term and a short term issue:
(a) Long Term
Command during the period after the Japanese
in China have been liquidated and the situation allows a return to something approaching peacetime conditions.
(b) Short Term
The disturbed period from the arrival of British forces until the situation has settled down.
During the latter period the Americans may well require tọ
make considerable use of Hong Kong to supply the forces now
in China and possibly to introduce and maintain additional
American forces.
器 C.0.S. (45) 197th Meeting.
/ 0.0.s. (45) 541(0).
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c.0.s.(j)69, F.0.to Chungking No.955.
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