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ONE TIME PAD

Recd 241820 Z. Feb 46

From :-

C. in C. Hong Kong.

D.T.0. 220704.

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Alfsea.

IMPORTANT

Repeat War Offic e.

CA 2207 Cipher 22 Feb. TOP SECRET

GUARD.

Your 8324/CA(?) 4 TOO 161540 February,

. Your paragraph 1 noted.

Our understanding was that

no repeat no carry over of back log permitted from one

allocation period to next.

2, For your information understand from reliable

Source that ration of over 100,000 Japanese POW's in

Kwangtung is 24 ounces per day.

3. Your paragraph 2 War Office TCO 011830 February for DCA from Brazier (not to Alfsea) on this

subject received DCA was handed note on situation and

will no doubt report his view.

4. Sacsea Alfsea. AMS SO pass to War Office.

C.6. (Telegrams) To: C.A.17 (for action).

COPIES TO:-

U.S.of S. DDF Mov(M). Foreign Office (Mr.J.C.Sterndale- P.U.S.

Q(M)9b(2).

Colonial Office (Mr.T.". Davies).

D.U.S.(a). ST 6B(4).

D.E. (C.A.). F.5(4). C.A.17(8). Q.M.G.F.

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D.E. (C.)Registry.

Bennett)(2).

(Lt.Col.Chalmers). (Mr.W.A.Morris).

" (Mr.)

.DM.Kenrick

A.C.S(3). Treasury (Mr.R.L. M.James). 28 Grosvenor St W.1). ()(Ops)1. Min of Food (Mr. Jenner)(3).

M.0.1. 12. Min of War Transport (Mr.A.G.Pockett)(2).

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