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there is no guarantee in their case that there will be
opportunities of rectifying the omission after leaving
England.
Our experience is that there are endless difficulties
in the way of building up the Unit on a Civilian basis.
It is not only that there are a number of essential
officers whom, with the agreement of the W.0. we are
to absorb into
anxious should join the Unit, but whose transfer, since they are at present serving officers, is held up pending is
In the absence of an approved.E. there
militarisation.
is no firm basis on which to expect civilians in other
employment to hold themselves at our disposal when
required. For this reason. further delay in militarisation
may well involve the loss of the services of a proportion
of those with local knowledge, and as you know there is
a great scarcity of this vital commodity.
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Avise that
In short we think the H.K. Unit should be
militarised as soon as possible if it is not to be
caught unprepared.
If it would be helpful to discuss this matter I am
at your service at any time.
Yours sincerely,