INWARD TELEGRAM
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FROM HONG KONG (Sir H. Young)
TO S. OF S.. COLONIES,
D. 12th November
R. 12th
鐘
1946,
n 14.20 hrs.
36.
€
Your telegram No. 1148 of 28th October, 1946.
Indian Police,
1. If the new contingent is to contain both Mohammedans and Sikhs, expenses initial and recurrent will be appreciably greater owing to the need for provision of separate quarters, cooking, telephones and religious facilities, Small mixed Force would also entail additional administrative difficulties.
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26 If (?group omitted) of the old staff is abolished and up to 300 only of those fit and suitable are recalled, I cannot see that there is any serious risk of a charge of racial discrimination, even if all but a few of those recalled are Kohammedans, since the total number involved is so small. Scheme initiated in the spring of 1945 ia Xpreparation for the reoccupation of Hong Kong provided for
the recruitment of Mohammedans only and this schene had your approval and consent and the assistance of the Government of India. I consider that the abolition of the whole Force and the recall of those required would be lese open to the charge of racial discrimination then the alternative methods
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Your paragraph 2 refers to the probability of additional expenses if the whole Force is abolished,
If the Presume that this refers to pension commitments. alternative proposal is adopted, pensions will still have to be given to those not required to return to duty and to
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