CO129-582-15 Return of officer's families from leave 24-8-1939 - 29-11-1939 — Page 10

(*3449-150) Wt. 46262–29 20,000 3/39 T.S. 695 444717—150) Wt. 21863-31 10,000 8/39 T.S. 695

C. O.

Mr. Galsworthy 28/11 Mr. Andrews 20/11

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.

54014/39 HK

N

29. 11.39

for M. Andrew's signature

Dean Jones,

(") of

10

Your letter to Bein No. M/L.16861/39

the 26th. of November, relating

to the

return to Hong Kong of the wives and

DRAFT. conson.

P. H. Jones, ES.

Military Branch,

Admiralty.

FURTHER ACTION.

families of officers serving

in the Colony,

Bevir is

has been passed on to me. now with the Was Cabinet.

Early in October we received a elegantior

Blatt clepam from

() from the Govenor of Hong Kong saying that

contil the local situation became clearer

he would prefer that wives and families

of officers should not be encouraged to

return there. We took the line haven that

this was no more than advice, and that

we

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