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(Previous Reference: 0.0.3.(46) 96th Meeting Minute 3)
The Committee had Lufore thom:-
(a) A Memoran lum by the War Office. covering
a draft report to the Defence Committee, reusotin; approval to the policy that the
ritish ..my rrison of Hong Kon;:
should be withdrawn as soon as possible, and that the responsibility for ensuring the internal security and local protection of the Colony minst meriling when the british army garrison was withdrawn, should be un lertaken by a Tolice Force or Gendarmerie;
(b) A note by the Secretary covering a revised
Araft monerandum for submission to the Defence Committee, prepared by the Air Ministry.
LINUT.-GERAL SIMSON said that the memorandum preprod by the Air Ministry was acceptable from the point of view of the Wer Office.
SIR RHODERICK MCGRIGOR si that the miralty ware concerne by the sustion that ritish troops should be withdr.wn from Hong Kon, na that they were not satisfied that the situ tion coull be maintained in Hon,: Kon entirely ly police forces. The Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Hon Kon; he previously recommended that Domo ritich troops should be retained in on: Kong. During his visit to
The Hong Kong, Lord Alanbrooke had supported this viow.
The citua- position at the present time was promising woll. tion in China had chanud since the beginning of the war. Thoir attitude towards the ritish ownership of Hong Kong governed largely by ho uofulness of our administration and the advantage of an officiunt port to China. At present trado and internal situ tion of the Colony was improving rapidly to the benefit of curselvoc and the Chino 0. was largely due to the fir: landling ol' incidents by Eritish forces and the ..dainietration. Britic presence provided u guarantee of justice and tactful handling which the Chinaso respected. To romovo the British Forces and replace thom with locally recruitea gondarmurio who were not held in such high rogurd ht woll cnrunder in the population & disrespect towards the authorition which would damage our prestige and ultimatoly damage our olo position.
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LIEUT.-GENERAL SIMPSON erid that ho a read that Iritish troops were more cuit .1 for arrisoning Hon Kon_ then were Inlin. The trouble was, however, that there were not sufficiunt British troops available to find n
rrison for on. Kon;. Wo had been forced previously to include an Indian bride in the prison of Hon. Kon- an!
The he saw no y of findin, British replacements. Defence Committee hal moroved a policy that Hon Kon should
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