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fs of Staff, in consultation with this been considering the arrangements for the thrue Services in Hong Kong now that Gratin hut ben resumed. The following
boen proved;~
thrue Servico Jo manders in Hong Kong will butus, local inter-service co-ordination
1 trough an Inter Service Committee consisting loor 1 ca...nders. It is not intended to treas Cor Ander.
Local once Comittee, under your
should be est olished for the co-ordination service matters in Hong Kong. The three
aders serving on the Defence Committee will
1 right of necess to you.
sal diengroe ont between the Services will
the colors-in-Chief concernod.
Conflicts
ce and civil requirements which cannot be lly will be a mattor for consultation between s-in-Chier and yourself. If it is not oach fecerent the question will have to bo ondon.
indivil Service Cominders will be
o their respective Ministries in London
Con lors-in-Chief; the Royal Naval
ng responsible to the Commander-in-Chief,
ic Flo t; the Army Commander to the
Chicf, Allied Land Forces South East Asia;
Air Force Condor to the Air Commander-
Comurd, Bouth East Asin. The administrative
y of the Supreme Co.mander, South East Asia iority for the Amy, Royal Air Force and
will ruin unaltured.
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CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE
JOINT PLANNING STAFF
COMMAND OF SERVICES IN HONG KONG
Draft Report by the Joint Planning Staff
In accordance with instructions+ we have revised our previous report on the arrangements to be made for the Command of the three Services in Hong Kong after the return of the Civil Governor.
2.
We have consulted the Colonial Office.
We have taken into account:-
(a) the views expressed by the Chiefs of Staff;
(b) a letter from the Colonial office, enclosing
a draft telegram from the Colonial Office
to the Governor of Hong Kong;
(c) the views of Admiral Harcourt which are
contained in three telegrams to the Chiefs of Staff.
Introduction
3.
In a separate paper
we have proposed that local command
arrangements in Colonial territories should be standardised on the following lines:-
(a) Inter-service co-ordination should be effected by
a committee of the local Service Commanders;
(b) Co-ordination of civil and Service requirements
should be undertaken by Local Defence Committees comprising local Commanders under the chairmanship of the Head Political Representative of His Majesty's Government.
Against this background we examine the particular case of Hong Kong.
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