CO129-508-13 Employment of British and Indian troops stationed at Hong Kong 31-12-1927 - 20-8-1928 — Page 15

Mr. Caine

Mr. Ellis

Mr.

Mr. Bottomley.

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Mr. E. J. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir

Sir C. Davis.

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

DRAFT.

THE U.S. OF S.

INDIA OFFICE.

Copy to W.0..Ctte. of I.D. and 9.D.C. L.FF. Copy corres. to Gov.Hong- Kong, L.F.

52783/1923 Hong Kong.

SECRET.

Sir,

Downing Street,

4/15

31 May, 1928.

अ

C. D.

is 30°

I am, etc., to ak. the receipt

of your letter of the 2nd of May, No.

2502/1928, on the subject of the Hong-

Kong Garrison.

It appears to Mr. Amery from the

letter from the Government of India,

enclosed in your letter, that they have

not quite understood the objection made

by the Governor of Hong Kong to the

employment of Indian troops in the

Colony. His point was that the troops

in Hong Kong serve

for

both

the defence of the Colony and

as a reserve for employment in

Three of the four battalions at masant stationed chure laying regarded as available for are in

Ching.

China it erded

But the view of the Portier Gut Sittin the who cannot be reporte

that

as normally available for use in China

except in very special emergencies and

with the consent of the Government of

India.