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From Admiralty
IMPORTANT
Date 31.8.45
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Following is text of oz 5446 31st August.
Begins: From A.M.M.S.0.
1.
To S.A.C.S.E.A. Info.C. in C. India, Britchin,
Admiral Harcourt,
J. S. M. Washington.
Please pass following Directive to Brig.McDougall
now en route Hong Kong ex U.K. via Colombo.
2.
McDougall please acknowledge receipt direct
War Office for D.C.A.
3.
Begins.
"Civil Affairs Directive to the Chief Civil Affairs officer in Hong Kong".
1.
You have been appointed to act as principal Staff Officer on matters relating to Civil Affairs, to the Commander-in-Chief and Head of the Military Administration in Hong Kong. You will operate under his general direction and instructions and will exercise such powers as he sees fit to delegate to you from time to time.
2.
In order to onable you to carry out these duties you will be provided with a War Establishment of about 314 officers with the appropriato subordinato staff and oquipment.
3.
This will
Your objectives are the maintonance of law and order and the provention of disco so and unrest. involvo, amongst other things:-
As it has not
(i) The establishment of a police force.
boon possible to provide you with adequate personnel for this purpose, you will have to roly at first on such military personnel as the Commander-in-Chief can spare for the purpose,
(ii) The establishment of military courts.
(iii) The control, so far as possible, of the influx of
civilians by land and sea.
/(iv)