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ommanded by My Lords
rs of the Admiralty to
ewith, as requested by the
taff Committee (reference
dated 29th April, 1946), a etter sent to the Commander- ritish Pacific Fleet and a-Charge, Hong Kong, dealing
mmand of the Services in Hong the resumption of civil ion.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Rowell
cretary of State,
il Office,
W.1.
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The Commander-in-Chief, British Pasific Fleet. The Commodore, llong Kong.
I au to infury, that at their meting of 17th April, the UChiefs of Staff approved a report by the Joint Planning staff examining the arrangements to be made for the somand of the three services in Hong Kong after the return of sivil government. Jelenial office has soncurred in the arrangementa contained in the repert.
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2. In socordance with the recon undations in the repart the following organisation of command, which is intended to meet conditions existing in Hong Kong at the present time, ia, therefore, to be instituted,
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in view of the appointment of a civil Governor and of the cou en quent reduced status of the lossl command in Hong Kong this com:and will be no longer directly remmaible to the Jhiefs of staff for the defence of the Jeleny and the individual services in Hong Kong will be responsible separately to their own Kinistries in London. Tais responsibility will be exercised through ủozumder-in-Jhief, British )acifie fleet, Allied Land jarees, south best saia më sip Jommand south Kast ɑnia na appropriate, the last two
ad irel acting in their British capacity. Mountbatten'a administrative responsibility as regarde priority for the Arwy, R. A. F. and Givil affairs will rencin maltered.
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