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the various Colonies and probabilities of gas attack,
whilst not ruling out the possibility of some of them
making such applications, thought that they would be
few. Singapore was perhaps a likely one. Mr. Howard
said that an officer who had recently been in
Singapore had been sent home to consult the Air Raids
Precautions Department and had sent out to Singapore
a rather full scheme. Ceylon, Kenya and Sierra Leone,
Sir C. Parkinson thought, might also come on to the
list of possible applicants for A.R.P.0's; but it
pr was quite impossible to speak with any decision on
this point. Wing Commander Hodsoll said that, should
further applications be made to him, he would do his
best to find suitable candidates. He enquired whether
Palestine had made any such application and he was
informed that the reply was in the negative.
5. Wing Commander Hodsoll then pointed out that
the Governor of Hong Kong had said that one of the
duties of the A.R.P.0. would be to make arrangements
for the local manufacture of gas masks for sale to
the general public. He did not know what facilities
there were in Hong Kong for producing gas masks,
he thought it would be better if the supplies were
Qbtained from this country through his Department.
He was very anxious to keep one of the factories
engaged in this work employed after the initial rush
or orders had been executed.
and
Sir C. Parkinson said that a telegram shoulä
be sent to the Governor at once taking up this point
and at the same time telling him that we hoped to
secure a suitable Air Raid Precautions Officer very
shortly.