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CIPHER TELEGRAM

M525

00112

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099376 8D2/7670.

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.)

From: LANDFORCES HONG KONG.

To:-

ALFSEA.

Info

SACSEA.

WAR OFFICE.

IMPORTANT.

SECRET.

5SD.

Recd. 7 Jul 46,

DTO 041615A Jul.

13021/4

Your 24SD1 DTO 011341GH not (rpt not) to all.

First. This H not (rpt not) in possession Troopers signals

referred to though Colonial Government attempting trace.

26 (rpt one) copy only JP(46) 10 (revised final) dated 8 April

No

One

recently reacived from Secretary of State by Colonial Secretariat. This in use for Governor (? and ?) all three services.

(rpt no) (? trace ?) copy received nor any indication of

distribution. Suggest you apply Sacses,

Second.

Appreciation of strategic value of Hong Kong

being prepared for Sea Def Committee now in course of revision includes (? current ?) comments on JP(46)10. This likely to

be despatched Sacsea within approx one week.

Message Control.

D

1* JUL 1946

Distribution by SD2(b).

C. D. heal

Copies to:-

01, 12.

SD1, 2 (10), 4.

AG1, Co-ord.

MP1, 2.

Colonial Office(Lt Col Chalmers). Admiralty.

Air Ministry.

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