Saving.
Mt. 14882/5/48.
From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
To the Officer Administering the Government of
3rd Kovember, 1948.
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Saving.
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FONG LONG.
Your despatch No. L.
Hong Kong Police Force.
I fully appreciate the present weakness of the garrison and am renewing my previous representations to the Chiefs of Staff on this subject. I propose to press for at the very least
an assurance of immediate reinforcement in an emergency.
2.
As regards the special points raised in your paragraph 10:-
(a) EKVDC.
Secret.
(10)
See my telegram No. 1096
Eighteen Palestine Police replacements
should by now have reached the Colony. A nineteenth is en route. The remaining nine are under offer and will be flown out at the earliest possible date.
(c)
I am arranging for the Crown Agents
give priority to your indent for arms and ammunition:
to
(a)
You are authorised to make temporary increases of strength of the Police
Force
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