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Mr. Paskin
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Mr. Gent IS
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Permi. U.S. of S.
15.5ature.
Mr.
Pariy. U.S. of S.
Mr.
DRAFT. LETTER.
Secretary of State.
For Mr. Gent's signature
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My dear French,
May, 1945.
BRIGADIER
F.G. FRENCH,
7.
C.A.4. W.O.,
HOTEL VICTORIA.
NORTHUMBERLAND AVE.,
W.C.2.
The Borneo party had the same
experience.
FURTHER ACTION.
N.P:
As you know, we have for some time
past been anxious to get the H.K.P.U. on
to a military footing. The rapid
developments both in Europe and the Far
recently
East during the past few weeks suggest
that a Civil Affairs Administration wil
be required in H.K. much earlier than we
resigned
had become accustomed to expect and that,
accordingly, the militarisation of the
seems tons
Unit now a matter for day dension.
snow
to be
ency
We have been told on all hands that
the outstanding need for Civil Affairs
Units is that they should acquire the
greatest possible knowledge of Army and
War Office procedure, and that the
experience of the M.P.U. was that they
did not really begin to acquire the
rudiments of this essential part of their
training until they were militarised.
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As you know. there was something of
a scramble at the end to get the Borneo
chat Unit on to a military footing and then
they had to leave this country before they
had had an opportunity of finding their
feet as a properly organised military
body. W We are most anxious to avoid this
in the case of Hong Kong, especially as
there
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