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te (dited 1lith larch, 1946) from
er to the Frime Minister's Private
Secretary
HONG KONG
for your minute of the 14th March asking,
Prime Minister, for my comments on the
o the Prime Minister on behalf of the
1 the continuance of the military
Hong Kong after the 1st of April.
of course, in a position to assess the
ut forward by the Chiefs of Staff for an
are, however, cogent reasons why, in administration should not be continued olutely necessary. It is a form of
in to martial law, which severely restricts vileges of the individual. It also
the future of the territory, inasmuch as tration is clearly not in a position to iscussions leading up to constitutional of particular interest to the people of the longer term measures of rehabilitation
•
Those measures are of first importance territory as a whole and should not be onger than is absolutely necessary.
nsidered that the considerations adduced essed to the Prime Minister are such as to ension of the period of military administration
rge, for the reasons given above, that the ept as short as possible and that it should
a month.
he date is finally settled, it is proposed nnouncement of His Majesty's approval of .r Mark Young'a term of office as Governor mplete a year's duty in the territory as s return, together with the approximate
ones, whom I have consulted on this matter, h the foreroing.
sua
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SECRET.
I am writing in the absence of Gater (who
is away from the office today) as I understand that the matter of the resumption of civil government in March) is on the agenda for the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Committee” next Monday. You might like then to circulate to them the draft, of which I enclose a copy, of the announcement which we propose to malos concerning the return of Bir Hark Young to Hong Kong. The wording of this draft is in accordance with the Prime Minister's decision, as notified in Rowen's
return should be deferred for one month from the 1st Apr 11. We have sent a copy of the draft to Roman.
(23) Hong Kong (about which he wrote to you on the 19th
(14) minute to you of the 16th March, that Bir Mark Young's
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As Gater said in his letter of the 19th March, we shall be making this announcement quite
BOON.
(8gd.) T.I.K.LLOYD.
MAJOR-ORNERAL
SIR L.C. HOLLIS, X.B.E., O.B., R.M.
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