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C. O.
Miss Ruston....
Mr. Mayle
Mr.
Mr.
Mr..
DRAFT. LETTER.
9/12/46
54144/3/46
TWO DRAFTS
10/12/46/p.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
For Miss Ruston's signature.
R.N. GILCHRIST, ESQ., C.I.E.,
Dear Mr. Gilchrist,
18th. December, 1946.
INDIA OFFICE.
FURTHER ACTION.
19 OA 54744/34/45
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or HR Heyla's
You may remember that in 1944 and
the early part of 1945 we had some
discussion about the Indian Contingent of
the Hong Kong Police Force. The only
reference of yours which I have been able
to trace is Pol 10785/45 (and this was a
letter concerned only with the rate of
exchange at which Hong Kong pensioners
should be paid in India) but you will
doubtless recollect that you were good
enough to arrange for Mr. C. H. Sansom, C.B.E.
then Commissioner of Police designate, to
visit India for the purpose of seeking the
help of the Punjab Police authorities in
a scheme by which about 300 ex-Hong Kong
Punjabi Police then on abolition terms
were to be temporarily engaged by the
Punjab Police Force pending the time they
would be required in Hong Kong.
Since then of course there have been
many developments. At one time during the
Military Administration the Commander-in-
Chief recommended that the whole project for
the recruiting and training of Indian Police
should be abandoned in view of the number
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