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itory implictions of continuance of tion in Ilon; Kong after 1st pril, 1946 ost that the expensee of the dministra- be covered by the jar office instond of
This will be env.rrassing financially, been inde in my Estim tos for a charge
The nsistance to be rondered by the
in the imac inte future will not materially is a Civil ..dministration or a continuance
tration of the civil population.
enti ns in thei. vidor spect
nspect a continuance of Military
on Kon would son that the military
for the pet:ntion of martial law in
ime bein. The only justification for tion, which is indietin guishable from bory nucossity, 1.c.,
silion ne rorde 1 and order is so bus that the Civil Government cannot n, or
litary roruiromonts upon loc ́l facilities,
transportation, ou much that they must r-rinin; authority of co-ordination.
of staff t sy whether either of those
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Under Military Ldministration the constitutional rights of the civil ulation are definitely restricted ^nd curtailed, c.s. civil courts are not in operation, rights of rupeal nru in buy-nce and lon-terin rohnbilitetion of the territory crnnot gut fully under way. On the other hand return of the Civil Government does not mean that thero will be ny major uphoël in the lower levels of the administentivo machine and the local military authorities vill necess-rily have to continue to rendor the mo ngaist ̃nce to the Civil Administration ng they have boon vendorin; up to now to the litry ..ċministration, although this will gradually docrenae after the Civil Government takes ovor. Nor does it mean that the noceas^ry facilities for the 3ervices will not be ande nvnilele by the Civil Government as they have been .. in the United Kingdom during the period of the war.
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Conclusion
In enrly decision on this matter is urgently required.
Offices of the Cabinet and
Minister of Defence, J...1.
12TH JURCH, 1946.
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by dministration the constitutional
ilo ultion are definitely restricted
civil courts are not in operation,
nru in abuyince and lon-term
the territory crnnot gut fully under
ur hand return of the Civil
Government
t thuro will be 'ny major upheaval in
of the naministentivo machine and the
thorities will necess^rily have to
p thu m^mo nsaist-nce to the Civil
thy have been rendoring up to now to nistration, although this will gradually
o Civil Government takes over. Nor
the necessary facilities for the
be ande nyailable by the Civil Government
in the United Kin,;dom during the
ision on this matter in urgently required.
not and
co, J...1.
1945.
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