CO129-591-10 Military Administration 16-1-1945 - 28-3-1946 — Page 96

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COP CIPHER TELEGRAM.

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This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paraphrased. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not he paraphrased)

Desp.0803302

From:

The War Office

To:-

C in C India

RECEIVED

Info:- SACSEA

40.

DTO 071640A

CA3 Encl 9 to

083/6311

A

296

96

+

ALFSEA

72249 cipher SD 2b

1: SEP 1945

7 Sep. 0.0. RECY

SECRET

FIRST. It is probable that proportion of vacancies on CA staff Hongkong WEs will have to be filled from Offrs ORS and Civilians now in Far East. Meanwhile units of CAS are forming here because formed units essential to enable us retain against WE vacancy suitable candidate as they come forward.

They

SECOND. Consider it necessary transfer these incomplete units your theatre to be built up to strength and mobilised. would then be assigned SEAC. Realise that transfer would in some cases be paper transaction as part of some units alr

your theatre.

Other units would leave UK as cadres and such

further Offrs and ORS as we can make available would follow as

drafts. with you if required but prefer not before 1 Oct.

We would arrange date of unit transfers after consultation

Cover

THIRD. Implementation WES authorised 523 all ranks. provided as follows (A) 102 allotted Hongkong your 62816/SD7 cipher 26 Feb refers (B) 381 additional allotment India/SEAC ceiling (C) 40 transferred from No 3 CA Pool now further

restricted by this amount.

FOURTH. Copies of WES and details implementation being despatched

fast air also copies AFSG 1098.

Statement of appts we can fill

will be sent earliest. We are arranging separately for you to

supply G1098 eqpt.

FIFTH.

Grateful your agreement above procedure.

C.6.Tels.

H

27

کنی

DISTRIBUTION /.

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12 SEP $45

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