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Appendix "A" to F/1/140/G(F)1
Dated 4th July, 1946.
The Defence Committee is acked to prepare an appreciation
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of the strategic value of HONG KONG, bringing out the
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A hostile and united CHINA
RUSSIA in alliance with CHINA
Recommendations for minimum forces required of all three services.
Implications of withdrawal from HONG KONG in the event of a major threat of attack by a foreign power.
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