CO129-589-4 Air raid precautions- supply of equipment 1-11-1940 - 24-1-1941 — Page 8

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Head 32, War Expenditure, Sub-head 2, Extraordinary Local

Defence, Item 3, Civil, during the current financial year

instead of the sun of $3,422,000 mentioned in paragraph 7

of my despatch of 1st November, 1940.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant,

Emotion

Officer Administering the Government.

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Mr. Monson

Mr.

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Sir A. Burns.

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Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Downing Street,,.,

February, 194101/2

Her Mail 3 debman,

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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To my

DRAFT. DESPATCH.

HONG KONG.

SECRET.

O.A.G.

Note. Enclosure to 5.)

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Sir,

I have etc. to refer to

your secret despatch (3) of the 1st November 1940

November 1940, on the subject of the

passive defence measures against air

attack being taken in the Colony,

confirm

and to convey to you my approval of

additional expenditure totalling

$3,422,000 under Head 32, War

Expenditure, Sub-head 2, Extra-

ordinary Local Defence, Item 3, civil, auring the cuplet financial

year subject to the approval of the

Legislative Council being also

obtained.

FURTHER ACTION.

2.

I have read your despatch

and its enclosures on the subject of

air raid precautions with much

interest, and I should like to

convey through you to those

responsible an expression of my

progres

appreciation of the mamier in which

have

made in M

they evidently tackled this

In this respect

hear

ult problem. I took the

referius

plans

opportunity of obtain the comments

of the Ministry of Home Security_

the

your despatch in case they might

have any suggestions which would be

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of interest or value to the authorities in

Hong Kong, and I enclose a copy of a note prepared

Irequent may

in that Department which might be brought to the

notice of the Director of Air Raid Precautions.

carefully courtured by

I have no further comment to make on your despatch

except to state that I note that the importance of

giving bomb-proof protection to personnel at

headquarters is realised in the Colony. I suggest

that this work should be given a very high priority

and should cover the headquarters of both the Civil

and Military authorities.

I have, etc.

(Signed) LLOYD

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