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38. Cabinet office- Extinct from c.o.s.(46)
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fecraft.
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Col Nangls of M.012 came today to discurs He future of Ho ganison of Hong Kong. Hiss Pucton and myself were present. It affears that, as logical result of the C.O.S. ducision Hat Hongking is not capable of defcene against a majon form in occupation of the Chines
to mainland, He was office with sventually withchaw all their troofe. They feofore to put a pafer to the C.U.S. in which they recomand that some
form of Ameed
constabulary on Gundamuis te laised in Hong Kong (or from unbride by the Colonial Office) to take over all intural security commitaunts
and also to deal with
aley
over
ambitions
Chiness War Lord who might become active
on the borders of Hong Kong. We were asked our vinos on this feoforal. Wo refliced
for
Hat we wa
unable to
geor any
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viewt till
sen (to paper
Its Goorror had been consulted, and we had The ferfotal is Hat if the eas afferre this scheene from the military point of
to the Difener view Its fafer should go Committre for refercussions.
a decision on the folitical
Cal Nangle
was somewhat undecidedl
on the next step from the war office side,
but we stressed the foint Hat the sooner
we had
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