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CIPHER TELEGRAM
This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased).
Desp. 222200 Sep '45
FROM:
WAR OFFICE
D.T.0.221215/A
ΤΟ
:
C.-in-O Hong Kong (Passed by Admiralty as
IMMEDIATE
C.A.4./29 DTO 221604A)
INFO:
SACSEA
ROUTINE
ALFS EA
....75497.......cipher C.A.4 22 Sep· 5j
C.A.4./29
SECRET
1. Following are details referred to in my immediately
preceding telegram:-
2. (a) Military Officers. Shortly ready in U.K. 38. India
asked to post direct 39.Nominated by Colonial Office
24 technicians and specialists still to be found 43.
(b) Civilian officers En route 18 ready in U.K. 5
nominated 49 still to be found 86.
(c) Military other ranks. En route 12 leaving U.K. by
end of September 32 ready in U.K, 1 shortly ready
344.
(a) Military other Ranks Further 214 will soon be ready.
Balance to make up establishment will be found by
recruitment of civilians in Hong Kong.
(e) As many military other ranks as possible will be found from U.K.
C.im C. India will be asked to supply balance.
0.6.(Tels)
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