53838/15/37.
Secret.
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23rd December, 1937.
Dear Whiteley,
As a result of a discussion with
Wing Commander Strafford, Air Ministry, this morning
about the provisional conclusions at our meeting at
the Foreign office yesterday regarding Hong Kong, it
is proposed that instead of contemplating the
proclamation of the Colony as a restricted area,
or alternatively as a prohibited area, all that is
necessary is to inform the Governor on the lines of
the attached draft. There is apparently no recognised
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system of "restricting" areas, and the formalities
about proclaiming a prohibited area take some time
and would not be suitable for meeting an emergency
situation. If you concur in the draft or have any
amendments to suggest, would you let me know.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.F.M. WHITELEY, M.C., R.E.
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