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APPENDIX

legram to Governor, Hong Kong

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nour to inform you that the Chiefs of Staff,

th this office, have been considering the

he command of the three Services in Hong

1 Administration has been resumed.

e has been approved: -

The

e Service Commanders in Hong Kong will be · ocal inter-service co-ordination being n Inter-Service Committee consisting of mmanders under the Chairmanship of the mmanding, Land Forces who has the major

internal security in the Colony and for se Military Authorities. He will not, ess Commander", and the three Service jointly will direct any operations as efence of the Colony.

Defence Committee, under your Chairmanship, hed for the co-ordination of civil and

! Hong Kong The three Service Commanders 'ence Committee will thus have equal right

sagreements between the Services will be

Conflicts mmanders-in-Chief concerned.

id civil requirements which cannot be

ill be a matter for concultation between -Chief and yourself. If it is not

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agreement the question will have to be

vidual Services Commanders will be

ir respective Ministries in London through In-Chief, the Royal Naval Commander being

› Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet,

to the Commander-in-Chief, Allied Land Asia and the Royal Air Force Commander to -in-Chief, Air Command, South East Asia.

responsibility of the Supreme Commander,

3 regards priority for the Army, Royal Air ffairs, will remain unaltered.

on the above lines have already been

As it was desirable for them to come

short notice and I assume that you would

; I agreed to their adoption in Hong Kong

1946.

I have etc.

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A.M. Form 1700

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W. 17827/0755 41m 8-43 BPL. 51-7168

WARNING. This cypher message must first be paraphrased if it is necessary to publish its text or to communicate it to persons outside British Government Services and Departments. Messages marked One-Time Pad: "O.T.P." are excepted from this rule.

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TO:-

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R-ID:

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KX.48819.

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Hong Kong is to be renamed Headquarters Hong Kong w.e.f. 0001 hours on 15/May/1946.

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