From:- The War Office
To:
ALFSEA.
Info:-
SACSEA.
B.l.A. (M).
C. IN C. HONG KONG FOR CIVIL AFFAIRS.
B.M... (BB) via SACSEA.
16/Aba/2663
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F.5.
For FINANCIAL ADVISER.
19 Feb
IMPORTANT.
UNCLASSIFIED.
Subject financial aspects hand-over Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong,
British Borneo to Civil Governments.
OME.
Following arrangements agreed with Colonial Office and Treasury. (A) Cash in hands of military administration including issued notes
and coin for which War Office have provided backing and any bank
balances will be handed over to civil administration and
adjustment will be effected subsequently between War Office and
Crown Agents. Full details of (a) cash and (b) bank balances
surrendered end whether previously on charge to Civil Affairs or
D.P.I.C. ALFSEA will be reported to War Office (F.5.) by telegram
and confirmed by Air Mail.
(B) C.F.A. will hand over unissued currency stocks to civil administration
against receipt and no (repeat no) adjustment necessary as regards
these stocks except that record should be sent to War Office,
Colonial Office and Crown Agents, of number and markings of boxes
of each denomination handed over which will thereafter be
liability of civil administration.
(c) Remittances required by civil administration to meet
administrative deficits will be arranged by Crown Agents and
latter should be notified of banks through which this will be
arranged.
/(D)