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15. C.-in-C. Hong Kong, raises other detailed points in his Air Plan, including the provision of fighter control organisation. In view of the J.I.C. řeport we do not consider that the Air defence of the Colony need be taken into account at all in implementing our short term policy. With regard to our long term policy we recommend that these points should be examined by the Defence of Bases Committee and the Air Ministry, when assessing the scale of defences roquired at Hong Kong.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Intelligence Organisation
16. C.-in-G. Hong Kong, recommends that a Joint Intelligence Committee, including civil representation, be maintained; the services of reliable agents for reporting from the mainland are considered essential.
The J.I.C. agree with this course, and recommend that close liaison should be maintained with H.M. Embassy in China and H. M. Consul Genural in Canton.
Volunteer Forces
17. C.-in-C. Hong Kong, requests approval in principle
to the forming of volunteer forces including an auxiliary
air force.
There are four factors which affect the formation of volunteer forces,
(a) They are the most economical method of
providing a reserve to back up the Police Force in the event of trouble.
(b) There may be a requirement for volunteer forces to help in the manning of local defences, for which provision must be made in accordance with our long-term policy.
(c) In view of our shortage of man-power it
is desirable that Colonies should have
a reserve of trained man-power on which
we could call in time of war.
(a) Financial considerations.
The formation of a volunteer Police Force is
affected only by factors (a) and (d) and we consider that it would have many advantages. This is a matter primarily for the Colonial Office and we suggest, therefore, that they should be invited to examine this.
The formation of volunteer forces of the three Services will be effected to a large extent by the second factor given above, and we, therefore, suggest that this question should be examined by the three Service Ministries in conjunction with the Colonial Office in the light of the D.B.C. Report.
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