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Note: Items

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Pt I

69 COS 62nd mcg, Item 6

To los 62nd mig, Item 7

71 COS (44) 154

29/4/49

2/9/4/49

30/4/44.

72. Cho to All Donnions, copyatt - Tel 2017S-

3014/44

73

Cos (49) 63rd mung, Item I

2/5/49.

74. Cho to beylon, copy alt- Zel 100 TS-2/5/a9

сордан

75 CP (49) 100

3/5/49.

76 borrigenan to (715)

4/5/49.

ור

Cos (44) 65th hug, Item 2

4/5/469.

78 CM (49) 32nd Conclusions

5/5/49.

79. SEACOS 902

6/5/49.

So. Cho to are dominions, copyatt,

insons, copyatt, til 211 TS-

81. Hougtong - Mid 19/44 1STS

6/5/49. 3/5/49.

Mr. Morgan.

1. Thank you for letting me have a quick look through these papers, some of which I have not previously seen.

2. One point sticks out a mile. In paragraph 2 of Annex II to C.P. (49) 100 at (75) the Chiefs of staff say:

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"In March 1946 it was decided that Hong Hong would not be defended in war against a major power in occupation of the Chinese Mainland. We consider that the effectiveness of

the Chinese Communist Government is not such that, even if the Communists control the whole of China, it could be classed as a major power. We therefore consider that Hong Kong could be held, unless we are engaged in a war with Russian.

And