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ssop's appointment.
The immediate
questions seemed to be, firstly, what sort of
organisation was required here in London to
prepare the ground and collect the necessary
data for the eventual work in Chins, and
secondly, if the principle of a liaison mission
with advanced Headquarters in Ching was accepted,
how it should be organised and what type of
specialists would have to be attached to it.
MR. 15WDR, Admiralty, said the Admiralty
would wish to be represented on a Liaison
mision with advanced leadquarters in order to
cover the shipping and naval side and he could
supply suitable names.
MAJOR-GENERAL MONEY, Ministry of var
Transport, asid that the Ministry would like to
be associated with such a mission and they also
could supply suitable representatives.
The War Office agreed in principle with
the formation of a military Liaison mission but
stated that the relationship of the Bar Office
Civil Affairs pe tent with operations in
China was otill to be defined.
MR. STRADALE BENEAT said that until
recently it had seemed likely that ample time
would be available but that that was now not
so certain. It wea conceivable that the
Japanese might give in sooner than had at one
time been anticipated.
He enquired how soon
the Civil Affairs Department of the War Office
could get the necessary authority to
operate in China.
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