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Mr. Šabben-Clare.
Lt.Col.Chalmers
Mr. Mayle
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Secretary of State.
DRAFT. LETTER.
COL. C.R. PRICE, 0.B.E,
OFFICES OF THE CABINET.
FURTHER ACTION.
on
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For Lt.Col. Chalmers'
Dear Colonel
signature
February,
1946.
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We have recently been considering
with the War Office the date on which the
present Military Administration in Hong
Kong should end and normal civil
administration be resumed.
Lang
Our pursued instal It is proposed that the present military administration,
in which Admiral Harcourt was Commander
of all the Forces of the three Services atationed in Hong Kong, should not end/
later than 31st March, but this proposal
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will now presumably have to be reviewed,
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in the light of the C.-in-C.'s telegram
in tercin I.2.548 and the Chiefs of Staff/conclusions thereon, (C.0.8.(46) 16th meeting).
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