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Mr. Gent
Mr.
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Mr.....
Mr.
3/9/45.
My or Admity Yel See 31
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Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. TELEGRAM
SECRET
119
For C. in C. HONG KONG.
No..
FURTHER ACTION.
Reference Admiralty telegram
...paragraph 6.
Following personal for
Gimson from Secretary of State for Colonies.
Begins.
Last thing I should wish is
that you and your officers should
have any feeling that administration
arrangements you have worked out
against time of liberation of Hong Kong are being lightly disregarded,
or your forethought and initiative
unwelcomed. I assure you that reverse
is true. But succession of
experience we have had in latter
period of war in Europe and in Far
East has convinced H.M.G. that not
only military requirements but also
many other considerations such as
financial, legal and supply make
initial