(*3449-150) Wt. 46262–29 20,000 3/39 T.S. 695 444717—150) Wt. 21863-31 10,000 8/39 T.S. 695
C. O.
Mr. Galsworthy 28/11 Mr. Andrews 20/11
Mr.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
54014/39 HK
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29. 11.39
for M. Andrew's signature
Dean Jones,
(") of
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Your letter to Bein No. M/L.16861/39
the 26th. of November, relating
to the
return to Hong Kong of the wives and
DRAFT. conson.
P. H. Jones, ES.
Military Branch,
Admiralty.
FURTHER ACTION.
families of officers serving
in the Colony,
Bevir is
has been passed on to me. now with the Was Cabinet.
Early in October we received a elegantior
Blatt clepam from
() from the Govenor of Hong Kong saying that
contil the local situation became clearer
he would prefer that wives and families
of officers should not be encouraged to
return there. We took the line haven that
this was no more than advice, and that
we
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