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I must apologise for the delay in answering your letter .0.12/BM/1105 of the 31st July on the subject

The question raised of the Hong Kong garrison.

required some consideration here, and apart from that I have been on leave for a few days.

As I understand it, the Chiefs of stuff have agreed for the present to defer consideration of the proposal to withdraw all British forces from Hong Kong, and the policy remains us luid down in 00s telegram 021403 of the 3rd April, namely that the garrison will remain, as now, ut two brigades but be reduced to one when the police force of the Colony is fully re- established.

While appreciating the point that it would take Bome time to work out the details of a Boheme for a gendarmerie to replace the troops, we feel that there are some aspects of the question of the replacement of troops by a gendarmerie which require further An consideration before going into the details. appreciation has been prepared by the Hong Kong Defence Committee on certain defence questions which were remitted to them for consideration by the South East

I enclose a copy of this Asia Defence Committee. uppreciation which we have only recently received from the Governor of Hong Kong. (Would you please return it when you have finished with it as it is our only copy). It takes the form in part of a commentary on the Report by the Joint Planning Stuff on the "Hong Kong Defence Plan" (J.P.(46)10 Final Revise) dated the 8th

pril which was approved by the Chiefs of Staff at

You will see that the their meeting on the 11th April. Hong Kong Defence Committee do not accept the view that sporadic guerilla attacks on Hong Kong as a result of

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Major-Generul C.S. Sugaen, C., CHE.

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