CO129-439 - Others - 1916 — Page 432

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to the

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38489

Rag 15. August 1916

EXTRACT from the conclusions of a Meeting of the War

Committee, held on Thursday, August 10th, 1916.

427

steel

8.16

I would not take any action till we are asked

to do so by the W.0.

They will presumably

await the result of Mr. Lloyd George's dis-

cussion with the French Govt.

Ase

16.8.16

at once.

a proposed

loyment of Arted

our in

bñde.

The Secretary of State for War asked the

War Committee to approve the proposal to raise labour battalions in HongKong for employment behind the lines of the British Army in France, thus releasing British civilian labour to meet the needs of the

home labour market. He informed the Committee that

the Government of the Union of South Africa had already agreed to raise ten battalions of Cape boys (War Committee Meeting 11th April, 1916, W.C.-35, Conclusion 9) and the French Government had no objection to their

employment in France. He also mentioned that the

French Government were themselves bringing Chinese battalione raised in their Colonies, to France.

The War Committee authorised Mr. Lloyd

George to discuss the whole question of imported labour with the French Government during his forth- coming visit to Parie.

16/8/16

long babala

7

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Bouy,

Caps to 10, m

Kaffens

bay amazed for

12/8/16)

from cv 178.16

at present