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HILE GARRISON OF RAG KU.G.
ote by the "r office.
As invited by Chiefs of Staff the lar office have raised with the Colonial of ice the clestio. of the provision of a folice Force or Genadernorie in HONG KONG capable of ensuring the inter al sec rity and local protection of the Colony Against gerrillas.
2.
Attached at Anex I is a copy of the letter set
by the lar of ice t t e Colonial Office, and at Annex II
the Colonial of ice reply. This correspondence is circulated to show the position reached s. far.
a cupy
The position regarding the present garrison in HuMG
3. KO.G is:-
(a) The Adiralt: arvereed that 3 Comando
Brigade crenin i 1 @ KG FOR the time being.
(b) Inform tion's been received tart the 150
Indian iade is required t ret r. to India by the end of 1946+ histter has bee. taken up with G.li. I DA
Sir George Geter in his letter pc.ors to al appreciation by the To Defe..ce Jon itzee which has been referred to the Defe.ice Cumnisteo in 17.ro 3.
It
is sugested tht the Chiefs of Staf sould send a telegram to SACULA requesti. the co: ents of the Jout ast Asia
efe..ce Committee on this speciation as a matter of urgency, Dad that when these are received, the whole matter should be re-examined.
5.
Recomendatio.13.
It is recon onded that Chiefs of Staff should:-
(a) Aprove ur des etch the telegram to SACSEA
at Anex V.
(b)
Instruct the Joint Flaming Staff to re-examine he whole question of the
ture garrison un lu.G KONG when the reply to (a) ove has been received.
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Annex IV
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Stair the nr office have
the gestio. of the provision
9 in HG KUNG capable of
zid local protection of he
copy of the letter se.t
11 office, and at Annex II 901. his correspondence Lon reached s. far.
the present garrison in HONG
reed that 3 Com ando
1 i HG IG for the time
be received thrt the 15
seg ired to ret r. to India
histter has bee.
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afe..ce Jun itsee which has
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It
Star sould "ed a telegru
is of the Joutu Cast Asia
pintion ng a rather of argeley,
the volo metter shoul
Chiefs of Staff shuld: -
the telegran to MROSMA
ning taf tj question of the
G KONG when the
s been received.
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