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COMMAND OF SERVICES IN HONG KONG AFTER RESUMPTION OF CIVIL GOVERMENT

J.F. (46) 34 Final

(Previous Reference: 0.0.8.(46) 28th Mt., Min, 11)

THE COMMITTER considered a report by the Joint Planning Staff examining the arrangements to be made for the command of the three Services in Hong Kong, after the return of the Civil Governmont,

LORD CUNNINGHAM said that in his opinion it would be premature to reinstate the Civil Governor in Hong Kong on the 1st April. The C.-in-C. Hong Kong had reported* that the 93rd Chinese Army would start to pass through Hong Kong shortly. In order to facilitate arrangements for their passago with the Chinose, it would be most desirable for the Governor of Hong Kong to be a member of the armed forces at that time. The Admiralty had no objection to idmiral Harcourt continuing in his present post for the time being.

LORD ALANBROOKE agreed that it would be most desirable for Admiral Harcourt to continue to perform the duties of C.-in-C. Hong Kong, and suggested that there would be no objection to the rusumption of civil administration on the 1st April 1946, provided Admiral Harcourt was appointed Governor of the Colony,

LORD CUNNINGHAM, referring to a previous mooting at which the Secretary had been instructed to obtain the views of the Foreign Orfico on a proposal to restrict the movement of Chinese troops through Hong Kong, suggested that the Foreign Office be asked to expedite their reply to the Secretary's minute on the subject*.

THE COMMITTEE:-

(a) Invited General Ismay to consultx

Sir George Gator with a view to discovering the Colonial office attitude to the cuestion at X above,

(b) greed to defer consideration of the J.P.

report until the attitule of the Colonial Office was known.

(c) Instructed the Secretary to enquire

from the Foreign Office when a reply to the lutter at 'Y' abovu could be exposted.

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