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SEKETARY
JOINT PLANNING STAFF
J.P.(16)179 (0) (Preliminary Draft)
16TH SEPTEMBER, 1946
CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE
JOINT PLANNING STAFF
FUTURE GARRISON OF HONG KONG
In anticipation of instructions we have examined a telegram from S. A. C. S.E.A. in which he forwards views concerning the garrison of Hong Kong expressed by South East Asia Defence Committee as a result of a me ting with the Governor of that colony.
Long Term Problem
2.
Our long term policy for the defence of the Colony was set out in a previous paper in which it was decided, as
could not be defended against attack by a major power
it
in occupation of the Chinese mainland, that Hong Kong should be regarded as an undefended port.
3. It was considered by the War office that it was undesirable to tie up regular British troops in garrison duties in Hong Kong. The War office suggested that such duties could be entrusted to less highly equipped and trained forces such no a gendarmarie or police force, and they asked the Chiefs of Staff to approve the policy of withdrawal of all British forces as soon as such a police force was ready to carry out its functions.
that
4. The Chiefs of Staff, in considering the War Office memorandum, deferred a decision on the matter pending the outcome of the Defence Committee's deliberations on the size of the Army as at 31st December, 1946. They agreed, however, the War Office should, without prejudice to any final decision, invite the Colonial Office to recruit and train a police force or gendarmarie capable of taking over entire responsibility for the internal security and local protection of the Colony against guerillas. The present position with regard to this question is that the Colonial Office have proposed deferring detailed consideration until the Chiefs of Staff have given their decision on the form of the permanent garrison of the colony, in the light of the recommendations of the South East Asia Defence Committee.
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