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legram to Governor, Hong Kong

of Staff, in consultation with this

considering the arrangements for the

ree Services in Hong Kong now that

ion has been resumed. The following n approved:-

hree Service Commanders in Hong Kong will

118, local inter-service co-ordination

rough an Inter Service Committee consisting 1 commanders. It is not intended to

8 Commander.

al Defence Committee, under your

uld be established for the co-ordination

ice matters in Hong Kong. The three

'8 serving on the Defence Committee will right of access to you.

disagreement between the Services will

e Commanders-in-Chief concerned, Conflicts nd civil requirements which cannot be

will be a matter for consultation between -Chief and yourself. If it is not

in,

agreement the question will have to be

ndividual Service Commanders will be eir respective Ministries in London manders-in-Chief; the Royal Naval

esponsible to the Commander-in-Chief, 'leet; the Army Commander to the

f, Allied Land Forces South East Asia;

• Force Commander to the Air Commander- mand, South East Asia. The administrative

the Supreme Commander, South East Asia .ty for the Army, Royal Air Force and .11 remain unaltered,

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COMMAND OF SERVICES IN HONGKONG

J.P. (46) 101 (Final)

(Previous Reference: C.0.S.(46) 79th Mtg, Min, 5)

THE COMMITTEE considered a report by the Joint Planning Stuff ro-examining the arrangements to bo mado for the command of the three Services in Hongkong after the resumption of civil government in the colony.

SIR JOHN CUNNINGHAM said that ho was in full agrcoment with the report and with the attached annoxes,

There was general agreement with this viow.

THE COMMITTEE:-

(a)

Approved the report by the Joint Planning

Staff and the text of the draft lettor at annox to the report, and instructed the Secretary to dospatch the lottur to the Colonial Office.

(b) Invited Service Ministries to issuu

revised directives to their Service representatives in Hongkong when tho concurrence of the Colonial Office to the terms of the draft telogram to the Govornor of Hongkong, attached as an appendix to the draft letter to tho Colonial office, had boon received.

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