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The joint planning Staff are anxious to consider His hafer and want our views on certain mattas. After

consulting

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Mr Sabber Clove I told the J.P.S. that we should Few days

to consider it and was

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in the mcantins H. J.P.S. ferfosed to make what heogress

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The particular points

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which our advice is

1. Is it advisable to recenstitute #z Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corfe and the HongKong R.N.V.R.

If so, when could action be taken to do this?

This is referred to on fages 2, 10 fara 2(6), and a 22-

to how Here volunteer forces information operated in the war agout Japan, but it would afferr

should I able to guard vital points, after

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Some traceshing. It strikes me, however, Hat the few Europeans, untricle by second suvices, at present in Hong Kong are

likely to to urgently required for rehabilitation and might hour little time to devote

to Military Training.

2. When is it considered Hat the Police Force will be an efficient force capable of carrying out their

normal chatics?

Reference is made to He Pole Force on hags to hara 2(6) and fage 22

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