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gram to Governor, Hong Kong

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nour to inform you that the Chiefs of on with this office, have been

agements for the command of the three now that Civil Administration has ollowing procedure has been approved: - Service Commanders in Hong Kong will local inter-service co-ordination

gh an Inter aurrice Committec consisting Olanders under the Chairmanship of Commanding, Land Forces who has the

for internal security in the Colony Chinese Military Authorities. rtress Colander".

Defence Committee, under your

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be established for the co-ordination matters in Hong Kong. The threc erving on the Defence Committee will t of access to you.

istertalents between the Services the Commanders-in-Chief concerned. rvice and civil requirements which ocally will be a matter for

the Colananders-in-Chief and yourself. .o to reach agree...ent 'tho question

rred to London,

vidual Service Coinma..ders will be ⚫ respective Ministrios in London

iders-in-Chief, the Royal Naval

osible to the Commander-in-Chief,

t, the ray Commander to the

.1lied Land Forces South East .sia

orce Coutander to the Air Commend er- id, South Enat.sic. The administrative

io Supremo Commander, South East sia

for the ry, Royal..ir Force and reia unaltered,

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25TH MAY, 1946,

CHIEFS OF ST.FF COMMITTEE

JOINT LANNING STAFF

COMELAND OF SERVICES IN HONG KONG

Draft Report by the Joint Flennir: staff

In nocordance with instructions we have revised

our previous report on the arran toments to be made for

the Command of the three cervicos in Hong Kong after the return of the Civil Govornor,

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2.

We have taken into account:-

(a)

the views expressed by the Chiofs of Staff;

(b)

a letter from the Colonial Office;

(c)

(a)

3.

a draft tolo grom from the Colonial Office to

the Civil Governor of Hon; Kong;

the view of dmir::1 Harcourt which are

contained in three telegrams to the Chiefs of staff.

In a suparato papere, which should be road in conjunction with this report, we have proposed that local command arran oments in 11 Colonial territories should be atendardinod on the followin: linos:-

(a) Inter-service co-ordination should be effected by

n committee of the local Service Commanders;

(b) Subject to the approval of the Colonial and

Burma Offices, co-ordination of local civil and service rúquirements should be undertaken by Loc: 1 Defence Committees under tho Chairmanship of the Hend Political Representative of His Majesty's Government, in order that the Service Commandors any enjoy equal ri :hts of access to him;

gainst this background wo examine below the particular case of Hong Kong.

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