CO129-608-1 Police Department- European inspectorate 11-1-1947 - 28-1-1948 — Page 50

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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(11) Additional officers are needed to cope with anti- piracy work.

(iii) Failure to settle question of reorganisation of Indian Contingent makes early return of more Europeans matter of extreme urgency for security reasons.

(iv) Military require early relief from police duties in new territories.

(v) 28 former Shanghai Police are due to leave the end of February on expiry of their contract.

5. Grateful if you would explore the possibility of special Transport Command aircraft provided that cost would not be unduly in excess of normal air fare and at same time press for high proportion of passages on direct air service on the grounds stated in paragraph 4 above.

6. I am anxious that balance of Police officers should reach Hong Kong as soon as possible.

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