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Mr. Šabben-Clare.

Lt.Col.Chalmers

Mr. Mayle

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Lloyd

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Secretary of State.

DRAFT. LETTER.

COL. C.R. PRICE, 0.B.E,

OFFICES OF THE CABINET.

FURTHER ACTION.

on

55-27/6

For Lt.Col. Chalmers'

Dear Colonel

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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,

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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