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toxamine the latest revised of
it lonnine Staff on the future
T.3.(46) 179(0)), and we think it may int Flanners to have a statement of
pro oss th tlocel militio or
i in Hon Kon to replace at some
rison.
irted with the War Office. It hes or conrilered by, the Hong Kong Jence Committee, or the British Dant sir. "he pre overe o" the
Ter Orice are focal in regard to
se no objection whatever to the
ty mits t the oropriate time.
at the Sout: Dast sin Defence
neocute in principle that a garrison
iel regiment will be required in
in Chino become more stable and
inn ̈ith the local civil and militery able to
further than the t.
*
the "resent is on p ropriate time
little to da to my lotter
I ́s been urged by the Hong Kong ritiah Defence Committee, South East apitich rison is essential because inese var lords or guerillas, and this int sera ec prepared to accent. 110 to Voresee hay matters will
rastinte of the time when it may that no large scale attack on
meinland. mon that time arrives, the Kone itself may be quite different
11 th circunstances we consider that, militia or endarmerie to take the place aut rt sent a practical issue
ot now would serve no useful purposd,
clusion in paragraph 18(a) that the
esist of a Pritish Force until
con by ascured by a gendarmerie was not erture from the corresponding
(0) 1 (3) of the previous draft, recommendations of the dough Best Asia
be once tcl in inciple that o
tale ani a field regim nt will be
conliti us in China become more stablo, Aula V the eventual garrison, although
act be possiile por considerable woy 2, blut tonclusion in th
Latest mlounder: teming as to the continuing
igo wilst the cor.litions in
PÅ DU SIL. importoner of this point,
at the origins two conclusive in
the previous draft ghould be
ion in wh 16(a) of the latest titution of the wo 1 "gentarta ric"
Au scent conclusion,
thal na Anex I to the Minute.
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On a minor point, the reference to discussi no about the formrtion alarmoric being "continue" between the Wer ofice and the Colonial Office (paramaphs 7, 16(a) cyl 17(e)) is not really accurate. such discussions have not been begun.
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the reference to disquesi nc
randr riseric being
le or ice and the Colonial
16(8):7(a)) is not
1 discussions have not been begun.
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