CO537-(1262-1649) — Page 760

002 37

4 sorts 19'43 G.S.St. Gp 820

6

essary to publish

ish Government

Pad:

"O.T.P."

's 1317

MCS January 25th)

N

Ref.:

CO 537/1427

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Ins

N

restrictions. Further information is given in the enclosed Terms and Conditions of supply of National Archives' leaflet.

Please note that this copy is supplied subject to the National Archives' terms and conditions and that your use of it may be subject to copyright

ty of Ping

d from the

ficulties.

This should

r a major

aphical

he whole China

ny or new

mander in Chief

ed 27th October

ne Ping Shan

f alternative

and also in Meanwhile

is is continuing.

>pies)., D.G.O.,

*C.A.S.,

P.S.to S/S. War Registry

in. of Civil

al Office,

1.

'AN 1946

00238

}

OUTWARD

TELEGRAM

5

Cms

Ref.:

CO 537/1427

restrictions Further information is given in the enclosed Terms and Conditions of supply of National Archives' leaflet

Please note that this copy is supplied subject to the National Archives' terms and conditions and that your use of it may be subject to copyrigh

22923/15/46

TO HONG KONG (Commander-in-Chief)

FROM S. OF 3., COLONIES.

Sent 16th January, 1946. 20.40 hre.

(to War Office for __onward transmission)

Following from Colonial Office.

Ping Shan,

It has been decided to send an Air

Ministry/Ministry of Civil Aviation Hission to

Hong Kong to examine the Ping Shan site with a view to establishing beyond doubt that there is no other superior alternative site in the Hong Kong area.

The mission will leave the United

Kingdom on the 22nd January and is expected to

be away for three weeks.

Copies sent to:-

Air Ministry Ministry of Civil

Aviation

Mr. R.C. Chilver,

Major H. Jones,

Page 760Page 761