MINUTE
62
Taken over telephone
6/10/45 jb.
From: D.S.. 7?
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D.C.A.
1. Owing to the Chiefs of Staff decision to send
3 Inf. Div. to Middle East, air trooping is fully taken up
during October.
2. I do not feel that any advantage is to be gained
from approaching the Air Ministry for an air lift to carry
requirements,
your full movements from India to Hong Kong, in view of the
difficulty they are already having in meeting the air
trooping programme.
3.
I agree to ive priority to the movere nt of the men
I have,
by sea, but this will only get them to Rangoon. therefore, asked DOG) to approach Admiralty with a view to
getting a lift in HM ships from UK direct to Hong Kong, but
I hear riofficially that such naval ships as are going to
Hong Kong are not likely to be able to carry any large
numbers wyantly.
4.
Individuals who are urgently required can be flown to nong Kong on the trunk route.
(syd) J.F. Steele
D.S.D.
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