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aft of (60). The enclusions have ben terud. In particular they now
sventual ganin should t
h it is recognised that this
or a considwalle haird.
a
Leral
many
ast
undective" He war office is invited
s discussion with the Colonial Office to
; of plans for the formation of a at a later date.
a
mnants on (62) have been sent to br
I have to write to the Adiuulty about
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should write to the Admiralty as in ite.
gram.
I have already sent them a copy
should stick to our guns over 11(b), uld tell the Joint Planners that, as Bady told them, we just cannot
the complete removal of British troops ong in the foreseeable future.
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agree
also agree with Mr. Sabben-Clare
I think that we must try to persuade
ners to amend conclusion (a) in
o as to make it apply to the present
il conditions in China become more
necessary to make it subject to
, a year'a time; to omit altogether
and the references which appear
he report of a local militia; to make ial amendments in the draft telegram;
ther recommendation (c) in paragraph 12.
tion with conclusion (b) in
it might be pointed out, among other
is is the first time that a local
en mentioned. In connection with
(c) in paragraph 12, we must now,
the line which I suggested taking in
my
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Japee with the ft.
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AM 62. loaned preps to put it mor quocally to the Joint Planner it may that m
we do not
fire that any warfel peripone venit be moved
by opening discussions now with the Were Meri fac with a view to the prosites formation of a local malitia or god gendarmerie at some
dale in
must includ
the fulans check cannot be frozen. plans for the
force (amant fromation of much a conditions of a price que tent of accommodation
view defully
Connor
Kamran the study in an
be
le space worked out on a proatione bonin
witint repost to courent condition at Made of in to be revised; any Rows the time the frrow
plans produced now, under the extremely fleis condition preventing to they will hat the in que
Experience be of lite value
for a
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neo of less go that wentuality:
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bar cand
Plauren spammi
Iawn care frisot & the Tomt
the views that a local milition
should be the mutual gauriser, of thing feel that
that is the right conclusion, welthrigh air
be
own feeling in that goes A is
present and to bocznach ane bower scarly posible Dogmaties about the fabien bat we convinced that nothing is to be gained by
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