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CHIEFS OF STAFF COITTEE
FUTURE GARRISON OF HONG KONG
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25th July, the Chiefs of Staff considered ndum by the War Offico, amended by the Air inistry, covering a draft report to the Defence Committee on the future garrison of Hong Kong. Chiefs of Staff agreed to defer consideration of the proposal to withdraw British forces from Hong Kong until the organisation and training of the proposed Hong Kong Police Force, for maintaining the internal Becurity, was nearing completion.
2. This decision leaves SEACOS 714, in which SACSEA recommends a peace-time garrison of one British "Infantry Brigado and one Field Regiment, still
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