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No.58/2
The Secretary to
The Chiefs of Staff Camittee, Cabinet Offices,
LONDON.
OFFICE OF THE COLANDER-IN-CHILEF
HONG KONG
24th December, 1945.
Subject: HCMC KONG DEFENCE PLAN
In accordance with a policy indicated by the Chief of the Imperial Ceneral Staff during his visit to ong Kong in November, submitted herewith is an appreciation of defence requirements for the Colony, including the How Territories.
The appreciation has been based on the following asumptions:-
That a major war between the powers is unlikely for the next five years.
That the threat during this period may come from an army led
2.
(&)
(-)
by a var lord from the Southern Chinese Provinces.
(c)
(a)
3.
(e)
That internal unrest and civil war in China ight lead to a Guerilla army marching on the Colony.
That an attacking force would be mainly military, possibly supported by a small ill-trained technically inferior air Force; the attack possibly supported by piratical raids on castal shipping.
That the scale of attack by land forces would not exceed 75,000 troops.
It is considered the in round terms the following forces would be required for the defence of the Colony to meet the threat aan attack on the lincs accumed above.
ROYAL NAVY.
It is assumed that support from the British Pacific Floct
might not be available imdiately, except for air group of one Light
Fleet Carrier and a Fleet Requirements Unit.
A local defence flotilla of 4 Destroyers or Frigates
2 River Gunboats
2 Flotillas of 8 ILD.¡L L'B.
The following creft for combinod operations:-
6 L. C. T's.
6 LC. I. L'S.
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