55104/8/3/44.
TOP SECRET
My dear General,
:)
Quad';)
小
1.
114
May I seek your help on two mettere about
Hong Kong The first is that McDougall, the lender of the present civilian nucleus of a Hong Kong Planning Unit which is forming in the Colonial office, is specially anxious to make a quick trip to India in time to make ersonal contact with Colonel Rido (B.2.A.0.) who will be in India about the end of Jamary en route to Chin, after a short holiday in Australia. Ride is in peace-time on the teaching staff of Hong Kong University and hus, since the Japanese occution, been in charge of 3.4.A.0. in AwantunĘ! • He h... conivalled knowledge of Hong Kong conditions and chug.11 rants particularly to consult him fully about the eventual proposals he will have to,mike us. recurvis personnel and policies in the early post-liberation period in Hong Kong. The attached official letter had been prepared to gO to the Bar Office, but it occurs to me that whether or not it needs ch officini tetter, it would be right so came to you first.
to`s
The seconú point is a much more abstruse one and rel..tos to u provisional plan which we had on the stocks to cons with a possible sitution of the Colony being snatched by Chinese irregul.re or Avantung war lords the moment the Jup back was turned und before any regular Military or Civil Affairs authority could be introduceä. The Ser Crfice had taken this un und were proposing to develop the idea in consultation with the Military Attache, Chungking, but it has met with stop uge, tem or I hore, whi
of
certain formid:ble criticisms in the Director Civil Mifairs are examined. I should nerticularly like to come and discuss these criticisms with you for
Major-Generul „.V. Anderson, MBR.
&