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CIPHER TELEGRAM

073992

This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased).

Recd. 180415 Sep.45.

1.)

From:

C. in C. India.

D.T.0. 171620.

To: Info:

The War Office. ALFSTA.

99918/SD4a cipher 17 Sep. CONFIDENTIAL.

FIRST. 1 HAA HKSRA has been in India since Apr 45.

It

is intended to use it to act as a Depot to hold recovered PW ofHKSRA who it is estimated will number about 6000.

SECOND.

These men will incl Mtn AA and Coast Gunners.

No

trg programme can be arranged pending decision on future of HKSRA and numbers and types of units proposed.

THIRD.

For reasons incl those of terms of service peculiar

to HKSRA already known to you it is most desirable that this unit and the returned PW should leave India as soon as

Grateful for early indication on future of HKSRA

possible.

It would be better if reorg

and proposed location of Depot. recovered PW into new urits could be carried out under your

orders outside India.

C.6. Tels.

To:- S.D.2b (for action).

D. M.O.

D.D.M.O. (A)

M.0.12.

D.S.D.

D.D.S.D. (B)

S. D. 2(10).4

D.R.A.

R.A.6 D. of 0.

D.D. of 0.(C) A.G.1.6.

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