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Arrangements for the Administration of Hops Long In the event ote iboration by regular Wilpose
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At present Hong Kong 13 in the operational sphere of Coneralissimo Chiang Kai Shok whose chief of staff is the American Conoral Redecojor. e therefore have to be prepared for the contingency of the Colony baing liberated by chi2000 forces operating (virtually) wier roriem direction. According to information provided by the Chiefs of Staff to the british chiefs of Staff at Terminal, an offensive is
contemplated by American-trained Chinese forces in the direction of Canton and Hong Kong in the fairly near future.
Even assuming that the Chinese are prepared in such circumstances to hand back Hong Kong to is hajoaty's Covernment it would nevertheless be embarrassing to have to receive it from them The question whether it is practicable for long Kong to be rocaptured by British (including Dominion) forces, or with the participation in some degree of British forces, is one for the appreciation of the Chiefs of staff. If mither course is
practicable we shall have to accept the position.
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In that case it is, at all events, important that be
should be able to assume the administration of this Sri Wish
Colony as soon as the military situation allows, and obtain an agreement that from the outset of any initial period of military administration our civil Affairs policies should be accepted, and that the Civil Affairs administration
should be conducted by British personnel.
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At present we have no understanding with the Chinese Government (as we have with the U.. Goverment*) in respect of their acceptance of British Civil Affaire policies in any British territory included in their operational sphere.
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