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(b) Prevision of Guarus uni Escort luty is haselt on 'striking fr' for 6 weeks one Coy. which has to be brought up to this firure by attaching men from other Coys.
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away from the camp vorijo, The size of escorts required when I are employed on working antics, the strength wich is 27.
Men get from 2 to 3 nights in bed between pucris recording to the number required for escort but G0 is the maximum. The remainder ore cimployed on Guord Juty during the day.
Only necessary when dangerous Germans P are in hospital.
During surime months only i.e., Hay to Oct.
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DUPLIGHTE
BKORRT.
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GOVERNMENT HOUŽE,
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RECEIVE Gotober, 1946.
15 OCT 1946
Sir,
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I have the honour to refer to my Confidential 2 despatch
of 4th September, 1946, an the subject of the construction of a
modern international airport on the coast of Deep Bay near the
north western extremity of the Now Territories and to add to the
arguments already advanced certain considerations based on the
estimated defence requirements of this Colony.
2.
You are already aware that the Joint Planning Staff
1
of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in paragraph 13 of their Report
No. JP (46) 10 (Revised Final) dated 8th April, 1946, have
recommended that the strength of the permanent R.A.F. garrison
of this Colony should be limited to half a flying boat squadron,
and that reinforcements, if required, would be drawn from elsewhere
in the South East Asia theatre.
After careful consideration of
this recommendation in consultation with the Hong Kong Defence
Committee, I informed the South East Asia Defence Committee that
this token force was not in my view adequate to the present
defence requirements of the Colony; a copy of the paper in which
this view was expressed (viz. the liong Kong Defence Committee's
Appreciation of the Strategic Value of Hong Kong, Reference No.
P/1/110/G (F) 1, dated 4th July, 1946) was forwarded to you under
cover of my secret despatch of 14th July, 1946. Later, however, at
a meeting of the British Defence Committee in South East Asia held
on 30th August, 1946, I was informed that there was no immedia to
possibility of the air garrison being increased. I acquiesced in
this on the understanding that arrangements would be made for
immediate air support should the necessity arise, for subsequent |
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air reinforcement and for the air lift required for the reinferool-
ment of the Army garrison. The necessity for these measures maS
agreed by the members of the South East Asia Defence Comittee
and their recommendations were transmitted to the Cabinet Offices
in S.A.C.S.5.‚'s TOP SECRET telegram 88ACOS 747 timed 060317 z
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
A. CREECH JONES, M.F.
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47 qotober, 1946.
15 OCT 1946
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to refer to my Confidential 2 despatch
⚫ subject of the construction of a
on the coast of Deep Bay near the
New Territories and to add to the
rtain considerations based on the
a of this Colony.
are that the Joint Planning Staff
too in paragraph 13 of their Report
) dated 8th April, 1946, have
of the permanent R.A.F. garrison
ted to half a flying boat squadron,
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equired, would be drawn from elsewhere
After careful consideration of
tation with the Hong Kong Defence
th East Asia Defence Committee that
y view adequate to the present
olony; a copy of the paper in which
the liong Kong Defence Committee's
Value of Hong Kong, Reference No.
ly, 1946) was forwarded to you under
f14th July, 1946. Later, however, at
nos Committee in South East Asia held
nformed that there was no immedia to
on being increased. I acquiesced in
t arrangements would be made for
the necessity arise, for subsequent
air lift required for the reinfores
he necessity for these measures waa
Bouth East Asia Defence Comittee
a transmitted to the Cabinet Offices
telegram SEACOS 747 timed 060317 z
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