CO129-582-13 Compulsory Service- provision for conscientious objectors 2-8-1939 - 14-8-1939 — Page 6

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Wt. 46262-29 30,000

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3/39 T.S. 695

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

have his name registered in the

Register of Conscientious Objectors

with or without conditions or may be

registered in the Military Training

Register as a person liable to be

bata

employed on non-competent duties.

The Secretary of State is, however,

advised that the position of Hong Kong

in a war in which this country might be

engaged in the Far East will require

that every British subject of European

descent who is within the age limits

specified in the Ordinance will be

needed to undertake some essential

essenbire to the life of

service to the community in its ordeal

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and that conscientious objections to

assisting in military operations can

FURTHER ACTION.

only be met to the extent of not

requiring a conscientious objector to bata

be enrolled for service in a competent

group of the organization.

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