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The question next arose at the 210th Meeting of

the Committee of Imperial Defence, when two papers

(G.I.D.Papers No. 655-B and 140-D) dealing with the

extension of the Soviet influence in Asia were under

consideration. The Committee then agreed:-

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(b) That the Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee

should be aged to review the situation and plans for dealing with any emergency that might arise at Hong-Kong or elsewhere as the result of the disturbed condition at Canton."

The Chiefs of Staff considered the matter at

their 27th Meeting (11th March, 1928), when a report was

prepared for consideration by the Committee of Imperial

Defence (0.1.D.Paper No. 677-B).

A report was also obtained from the Advisory

Committee on Trading and Blockade in Time of War with

regard to the extent to which a blockade of the approaches

to Canton undertaken with prior international agreement

is likely to prove effective (U.I.D.Paper No. 681-B).

The Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee also decided

that the question of the defence of Hong-Kong should be

examined by a Sub-Committee of the Staffs of the three

Services, This is the Sub-Committee to which the War

office refer in their letter of the 29th March, 1926,

(Soe 0.0.File 0/7237/26).

A further extract from the Minutes of this

meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committes is as

follows:-

During the course of the discussions on Canton in particular and the examination of War Plans in general, reference was frequently made tà meetings of the Representatives of the Staffs of the three Services.

CONCLUSIONS.

The Chiefs of Staff agreed:-

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