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rapid infiltration of British personnel under
instructions from MACHIN.
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On entry into Hong, KONE
leader of these personnel would organise and direct, essential emergency administration under authority which will be vested in him by Jecretary of State for Colonies for such interval as is necessary
before arrival of British Contender of regular
occupational forces with their Civil Affairs
component."
This seems necess:ry from what you say in you. lotter
as to my providing the leader with the authority necessary
to legalise his position in Hong Kong.
The party would
need to act on the instructions of the Military Attache to reach Hong Kong, and once in the Colony its authority would rest on & Commission which I must arrange to
provide.
I do not take your letter as meaning that the leader of the party, as a properly authorised British representative &üministering the government in Hong Kong,
could