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ENCLOSURE TO ANNEX I
[J. I. C. (46) 7 (0) (Revised Final)
7TH FEDRURY, 1946
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HONG KONG DEFENCE 1LAN
Report by the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committco
We have been scked by the Joint 1lanning: Staff to uxmaine Sections II und III or an appreciation by the Commanier-in-Chief, Hong Kon, on the fence of Hong Kong, with a view to assessin; the potential threat to long on, and commenting on the necessit, for an intelligence organisation included in the Comm: wtor-in-Chier, Hong Kong's recommendations. Our marko tre as follows:-
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2. It is consiourod that, at presunt, no nation e..cupt China is likely to undertake to wrest ong Kon from British hands. The possibility of jor war between- China and runt ritin in the next to yours is so ramotu as to be no lipiplo. In any other attempt
to recover the Colony the U. S. 8. 2. and the U.S.... might
ive China diplom.tic support.
3. The Chinese pro sin ularly inupt at mounting an attr.ck ano, in fact, have never scored a major Auccess in the course or thir oi, ht years war with Japan.
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4. The fighting forces at China's disposal are
stim..tod to bo briefly s follows :-
(a) Navy
The Chinesо tavy has never boon, and is never, likely to to, an oficient fting force.
(b) rmy
The most efficient troops in the present way
Chinese my tro thond ruined and equipped by the ricr. 5. hey mount to approximately twenty divisionen number shout 390,000 person.cl. Thoy are equipped with infantry Woupons also with field and medium artillery. The afici.cy or the artillery personnel is not of ahi 1 st ndad. Some captured Japanese... VB ay be available but a Co- ordinated tack by armoured formations is unlikely. ir support has not been developed
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