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and there is nothing in the
further on this subject from Group Captain Smith, who
has lately been visiting Hong Kong from Singapore, and
who has promised us a further report; but unless the
protection of the aerodrome and its approaches is directly
or indirectly involved
correspondence attached to your letter of the 30th April
which suggests this it does not seem to us that the Air
Ministry would have very much to say in the matter. Prima
facie the views of a Service Department would naturally be
against enlarging the sphere of exercise of non-British
jurisdiction in an area of possible defence importance.
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Yours sincerely,
C
G. Eaun
12.
P.S. A
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probably
aware. the passivatility of strengthening
the defensare assangenent of Hong Kong the under discussion mod it is we liked that any additional fucilities for amcrust wald be with the Harlow them
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