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(b) Royal Artillery.
The Field Regiment complete to be available for the battle, to be disposed as recuired, to break up enemy concentrations, cover the most likely lines of approach, and the Forvard Defended localities of the forward battalion.
(c) Patrols
Then the political situation permits be prepared to patrol forward into Chinese territory carrying out demolitions on the railway North of SHAN CHUN HU and gaining early warning of an intended attack. (d) Colony Reserve. Until the H.K.V.D.C. infantry battalion
is fully trained it to be kept as Colony reserve in WHITFIELD BARRACKS under command the G.O.C. From here it can be used either to reinforce the battle or on I.S. duties in KOLCON or on HONG KONG Island. When it is trained this role should be taken
in turn by
the Regular infantry battalions and the H.K.V.D.C. battalion.
(e) I.S. Duties.
(i) The Civil Police, supported by Police Auxiliaries
and H.K.V.D.C. Auxiliaries with an infantry battalion in support to be responsible for I.S. Duties in HONG KONG, KO LOON and the NEW TERRITORIES.
(ii) The H.K.V.D.C. Auxiliaries to relieve Regular Troops.
of the static guards given in Appx "E" to HQ Land Forces Internal Security Instruction No. 2.
(f) Demolitions.
bridges:-
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Prepare for demolition the following
(a) Railway Bridge 4928 - 10 U.
(b) CHICs BRIDGE 503296.
(c) Road Bridge over R. GANGES 523299.
(d) Road Bridge over R. JHELUM 5 1264 and CHENAB 545262.
(e) Road and Railway Bridges over R. INDUS North and
Northest of SHEUNG SHUI.
(f) Road bridge in square 4213, together ith selected bridges on the road FANI ING - YUEN LONG - KOLCON.
(g) Rear positions. The defiles-
(i) In square 5319.
(ii) In square 4117
to be held each by one rifle company.
(h) Naval Support
the operations:-
(i) By gunfire.
The Royal Navy to provide support to
(ii) By transporting supplies by sea to TAI PO if the road
TAI POC LOON is cut.
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