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LIARY IMPLIC.TIONS OF CONTINUANCE OF

STR. TION MØTER 137 APRIL

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took noto of two letters from the ferring to the public announcement gard to the chango-over from military

tion in Hongkong on 1st May.

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(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE TROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC JESTY'S GOVERNMENT)

SECRET

C.0.S. (46) 89

24TH LARCH, 1946

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COPY NO.

C.IEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE

HONG KONG - CHAIGE OVER FROM HTLIT. RY TO CIVIL

DHINISTR. TION

Copy of a letter (21031 C.R.) dated 23rå March. 1946 from

the Colonial Office

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I am writing in the absence of Gater (who is away from the Office today) As I understand that the matter of the resumption of Civil government in Hong Kong (about which he wrote to you on the 19th riarch) is on the agenda for the

You meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Committee next Monday. might like then to circulate to thum the draft, of which I enclose a copy, of the announcemont which we propose to make

The concerning the rüturn of Sir Mark Young to Hong Kong. wording of this draft is in accordance with the Prime Minister's docision, that Sir Merk Young's return should be deferred for one month from the 1st April. We have sont copy of the draft to Rowan.

As Gater seid in his letter of the 19th March, we shall

be making this announcement quite soon.

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(Signed) T.I.K. LLOYD

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offices of the Cabinet, and

Minister of Defence, S.W.1.,

24TH MARCH, 1946.

Annox.

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