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Thank you for your letter

cos.1385/6) of the 8th November

It the question of a gendarmerie for

Kong.

We are very glad to see that

Chiefs of Staff have accepted the

that a British garrison must be

ined in Hong Kong at present.

They

I, however, that ultimately, when

litions in China permit, this garrison

ild be withdrawn and replaced by a

larmerie, and have invited us to

cuss with the War Office the preparatin

plans for the formation of a

darmerie for this purpose.

Our general view, as I think

Chiefs of Steff were aware, is that

ure developments in China are so

efinite that plans prepared in

may

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sent circumstances will probably be vely inapplicable by the time the

stion of the withdrawal of the British

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rison becomes a practical issue,

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gendarmerie as a protection against possible external

attack would be a new development in Hong Kong (and

indeed in any Colonial territory, the Palestine Police

being designed for internal security under the

special conditions which obtain in Palestine), and the

Governor is not yet aware that any such proposal is

under consideration. I am sure the Chiefs of Staff

will understand that in these circumstances we cannot

commit ourselves to acceptance of the gendarmerie

nor

proposal, in principle, nor agree to the detailed

preparation of plans, until the Governor has had an

opportunity of considering the 'matter and his views are

available.

But while I put brand to raamuse cres position We are well aware, however, of the at this stage, I am quite prepared to apres that hiss diffieulvico with which the Chiefs of Staff and the

opmuld be Dirculosion bellmer the Colonial office and, military authorities-are faced-as-pegarās manpower and

on the understanding that par position ie fully

reserved,__ps are quite prepared so enter into discussions

with the War Office, with a view to early reference to the Governor. will accordingly arrange for my Department to communicate with the appropriate branch

of the war office for that purpose.

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