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INWARD TELEGRAM.
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TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
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COPY FOR REGISTRATION.
NO WALLACE
FROM HONG KONG(Sir A. Grantham)
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Retment with thanks (notes)
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D. 11th December, 1948. R. 11th
07.30 hrs.
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DHEDIATE
مجال
91/12/48
No. 1145 TOP SECRET
Your telegram No. 1259,
(4)
YES tesend of the Maling
YES
Prebon Bell & Рево Frime deafted Canary Grounds.
Your paragraph 4 (111)
Frontier guard duties are just one of functions that should be done by the new Defence Force in conjunction with the police and military (one). Recruitment of a separate force would certainly prejudice recruitment for Defence Force and would generally be most unsatisfactory. As you are aware, I wish to introduce Defence Force Bill into Legislative Council on 15th December but am reluctant to do so until I can state that_military contribution will not repeat not) be re-imposed see my telegram No. 1083). Immediate favourable reply on this
Asomace CANNOT Point is therefore necessary.
This plesolati ству
be good (TSY well was gree)
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telegram later,
ser:
I shall reply to the rest of your
(See 11)
Distributed to:
N. 243
Secretary of state
P.3. to Minister of State Sir T. Lloyd
M. Rees-Villiams
3ir C. Jeffries
Me, Poynton
Mic
Mr. Holding
Mr, Paskin
Mr. Sidebotham
Mr. VI.J. Wallace
Mr. "rafford Smith
Mr. Morgan
Mr, Seel
Sir M. Logan Mr. Harris
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