CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945 — Page 158

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Cypher

INWARD TELEGRAM

156

This document must be paraphrased if the communication of its contents to any person outside Government Service is authorised.

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FROM C. IN C. HONG KONG.

TO WAR OFFICE.

D. 2nd October, 1945.

Received in Colonial Office 3rd October, 1945.

10.45 hrs. (via War Office),

IMPORTANT

021045 cipher 2nd October.

Secret.

Addressed to the War office.

Repeated

to S.A.C.S.E.A.

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A.L.F.S.E.A.

G.H.G. India,

1.

For Civil Affairs and Colonial office.

Situation generally satisfactory with signs

gradual return nornality daily apparent.

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Chief anxiety high prices, tightness supplies, grave shortage rice, coal, firewood. Special Emissaries sent Sandakan for firewood. Hangay for coal, Kwongcho wan for peanut oil pending arrival November allocations from S.A.C.S.E.A. which should alleviate situation, if they materialise,

3 problem.

G

Influx Chinese increasing, but not yet major

barks

Insistent demand reopening Avis delayed only by staff shortage and appreciate efforts outlined telegram 271700.

6. Factory survey almost completed will shortly permit estimate raw materials needed to restart manufacture enabling Material revision Young programme obligations.

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