You say in your letter that the supply machinery must back you up from outside. We quite agree and
that we are trying to do. You know of course that, until
the Civil Administration takes oven procurement, of supplies
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is a matter for the War Office and I am accordingly sending
a copy of your letter to the Secretary of State for War.
As for the immediate post-military period, we are working
on the Young Report as a basis. Indents for procurement
have been sent to the Crown Agents for the Colonies and
from them
these supplies obtained from them will, we trust, be
supplemented by supplies of consumer goods coming in through
normal commercial channels.
let me
In conclusion will say again that Hong Kong and our
other Far Eastern territories are naturally very much in
and
my mind at the moment and that I am most grateful to you
for your interesting and esmmunicative letter.
in courajang