INWARD TELEGRAM.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
approved early and officers are selected and sent as boon as possible, position is satisfactory, Enlistment of exservice men in the U.K. for service (fin ondthed) police force is not (repeat not)
raquired. With regard to general increase in police torce and water police proposed in your telegrams, it is perhaps not (repeat not) appreciated by Chiefs of Staff that strength of the police force se a whole has been steadily incressed and is now 50% above 19t for the same population. By next financial year it will be 80% higher than 1941.. I expect as a result of general volunteer recruiting campaign there will be, in addition available certain mumber of European civiliang whose bost use will be ag trained reserve to reinforce senior police officers. Training depot capacity is used to
limit and could not accommodate any further large increase. In addition to these incresses in eize of force I propose to concentrate on intensifying their training and building up of morale by their housing conditions so far as funds in operation perud t.
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Illegal entry by sea
This question is being examined in consultation Commodore Hong Kong. It is a shortage of suitable vessels and not (repeat not) crews that is the difficulty. I shall report Zurther.
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R.A,F, cen at present provide daylight air reconnaîsuance,
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Recruitment of extra battalion for Hong Kong Defence Force will be considered as acon eg one battalion is recruited. It is impossible to say at present what response there will be to recruiting sempaign.
3.
I have nothing to add to my previous opinion Tegarding recruitment of separate organisation for control of refugeso.
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Comund sai oner General please pans to Paskin and British Defence Co-operation Committeo.
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Secretary of State
P.S. to Minister of State Sir T. Lloyd
Mr. Rece Williams
eir C. Jeffries
Mr. Poynton
. Holding
Cabinet Office
Foreign Office War Office Admiralty Air Ministry
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Mr. Seel.
Kr. Trafford Smith. Mr. Morgan
MY, B.D. Edaonds
Mr. Fasidn
Mr. Sidehnthen
Mr. W.I.J. Wallege
Lt.Col. P.R.4.
Waterfield, M. B. R.
Mr. P.W.S.Y. Scarlett,
Lt. Col.Zvegintzoff, 0.5.E.
Major R. Burnett, R,M.
Wing Commander Knyvett.
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