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MESSAGE RECEIVED IN CLEAR DY AIR,

20601 2

DTO 191459z

CA3 Encl 9 to 083/6311

From:

Main HQ SEAC

To:

The War Office

Info:

Rear SACSEA

2

C-in-C India

SAC 25897/CA 19 Oct 45

29A

R204·54/44!

UNCLASSIFIED

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Reference your 72249 SD 2b of 7 Sep and your 73366 Ord 2 of 12 Sep.

Personnel of some units mentioned in your 73366 Ord 2 have already

arrived in HONGKONG and some possibly included in personnel proceeding

HONGKONG via CEYLON INDIA vide your 79658 3D 5 of 15 Oct. Also RASC

Transport Units proceeding direct HONGKONG vide your 19915 CA4 of 9 Oct.

2. Is intention still to mobilise certain units in INDIA as stated in

your 72249 SD 2b. If so what units and what are the numbers involved.

3.

How many of the European civilian personnel in column E of your

73356 Ord 2 are of officer status.

Rear SACSEA only.

Your SEA 9282 of 15 Oct refers.

To SD 2b (for action).

War Office Distribution by SD 2b:

DCA

DDCA(MG) (P & T)

Col CA

CA 3(4), 4, 9

DDSD(A) (B)

SD 2(10), 4, 5

AG 1,5(Mob), Co-ord

MP 1

Q(AE) 1

Ord 2

Colonial Office (Lt Col Chalmers)

India Office (Lt Col Grant)

HQ CAS HONGKONG (Lt Col Sedgewick, 2 Park Street)