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TOD 191932A

From

Ministry of Defence, London.

To

: G.H.Q., F.A.R.E.L.F.

COSSEA 699

of Staff.

1.

For FEDSEC.

19th August, 1949.

For Commanders-in-Chief, Far East, from Chiefs

Reference SEACOS 946.

(52)

It is not possible to meet in full your request for landing craft but in addition to the 6 L.C.A.'s already despatched to you for use of the Commandos a further 4 L.C.M. (7) and 4 L.C.A.'s can be made ready for shipment in fourteen days' time and could arrive Hong Kong latter part October. Owing to shortage of manpower, however, it is not possible to provide crews.

2.

Request early confirmation that this is

acceptable in order that shipping arrangements can be

made.

写。

We suggest that there may be some privately

owned landing craft in the Far East which might be

requisitioned or hired in emergency.

CIRCULATION

D.C.O.R.

Foreign Office

War Registry, Admiralty.

Message Control, War Office.

Registry Telegrams, Air Ministry.

Chief of Combined Ops. Staff.

S/S. for the Colonies.

Colonel Leisching, Colonial Office.

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