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The Secretary to
The Chiefs of Staff Committee, Cabinet Office.", LONDON.
OFFICE OF THE COLZANDER-IN-CHIEF
HONG KONG
24th December, 1945.
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Subject: HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN.
In accordance with a policy indicated by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff during his visit to Hong Kong in November, submitted herewith is an appreciation of defence requirements for the Colony, including tho Now Territories.
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The appreciation has been based on the following assumptions:-
That a major war between the powers is unlikely for the next five years.
That the throat during this period may come from an army led
by a var lord from the Southern Chinese Provinces.
(c) That internal unrest and civil var in China aight lead to a
Guerilla army marching on the Colony.
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That an attacking force would be mainly military, possibly supported by a sall il-trained technically inferior air force; the attack possibly supported by piratical raids on coastal shipping.
That the scale of attack by land forces would not exceed 75,000 troops.
It is considered that in round terms the following forces would be required for the defence of the Colony to meet the threat of an attack on the lines assumed above.
ROYAL NAVY.
It is assumed that support from the British Pacific Fleet
might not be available imodia tuly, except for air group of one Light
Fleet Carrior and a Fleet Requirements Unit.
A local defence flotilla of 4 Destroyers or Frigates
2 River Gunboats
2 Flotillas of 8 1LD.IL L's.
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The following creft for combined operations:-
6 LC. T's.
6 L. C. I. L's.
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