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A meeting was called by the Colonial office on

23 July to discuss 0.0.0. British troops in China'a telegram

No. 0/0114

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20 July attached. Colonial Office (Mr. Gent),

Foreign Office (Mr. Sterndale Bennett), D.C.A. (Lt.Col. Tylor

and D.M.O. (Lt.Col. Nangle) were represented.

2. After discussion it was greed that the problem

of dealing with the reoccupation of HONG KONG conld be

divided into two parts -

(a)

(b)

To ensure that British ‹dministration

personnel accompanied any Sino-Americ. n forces

if they attacked or occupied the Colony.

To forestall any trregular or commnist

occupation in the event of the Japanese evacuating

the Colony.

3. To deal with 2(a) 1t ws Egreed that the Colonial

office in consultation with the Foreign Office should art

telegram to TERMINAL for the consideration of the Secretary

of State for the Colonies 8king that the ine Ministar shoul

clear the matter with President Temen so that we shouîâ

obtain ..merican bɛcking end that there fter the Cener:lissimo

should be approched to nominɛter -loce und time for the

Lssembly of & C... unit in Ching.

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4. To deal with 2(b) it was agreed that the Colonial

Office should consider elternative plans not involving the

use of British military forces in Chine either for the plan or

for cover.

5. · It is now understood that the Coloni. 1 a. of S. has

decided to take up with the Prime Minister the proposal în

baragraph 3, if the S. of 7. for Foreign Affairs and the 3. d

3. for ur concur, during the Prime Minister's visit to

England this week.

6.

The C.A. Directorate will keep the Ver Office

informed on developments in this matter.