Cont.
Enclosure to
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TALOGPA Saiq.
Wyom:Governor,Hour Yoas..
To: Secretary of State. (723).
Rent'd:Comcuore. Hong Kong. (821).
C-in-. 3. P. 7. (322).
Date: 1.8.4.
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Small Craft. Accorsin ne terus of Adiralty letter /s.VP./.2.1?7/45 of 17th Au ust 1945 they accepted and placed on 7-in-C East Indies responsibility for provision of our remuirements of all craft.
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h ir Lordships morised to el ver the, in the area. The total number involved was 100. Responsibility was later transferred to C-in-C 2. P.7. by Adiral letter of sae reference of 25t Senten☺n.
2. Table of local commisions and practicability of shinpipe craft to Hog Kong we madured cormitment to minimun mer relo.t of 72 ora:t. Arra. Se ne ita vene ade by ValQ) Syadey to sup¬ly from Australia. Jo Gate 16 have been neceived so further 10 gave recently errived on EMPIRE
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3. In view of sogrnity or heavy lift shins which enteils delay in life craft a
disnersal of 7.P. 7. base in Stoney it was necessary to armar re storage of a number of vish elvilian caretakers. Se Airalty signal to (2) Stoney DG 052010 Aril.
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question tren arose us to financial responsibility for caretaking arrangements. Our interpretation of pare.1 of iq iralty signal referred to YAS mat tera 2..remnine jeuts included those for delivery to civil xovera out and that Admiralt an accented financial responsibility as e natural corollary of their responsibilisy to supply and shin, Opporise view nowever was taken by VA(1)` but rending decision arrangements for storare were usde and 19 era ́t were stored with Mercier Dickinson at Syuney at a cost of A21000 for installation lus 20 per weez nen creft.
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Berrior Piirson ave now presented Reeve with Rill for £1365 in respect of charpes to June 30th, sud question has become urgent. With present heavy 14t program e it anneare likel- that craft will remain ir storage for very cinei Serable nerico and final account may be heavy.
6. of remainder understaru 13 are being stored in naval vards and 20 POL's are being supplied by Minister of Transport as all 3.4. ROD's have been handed over to t..en before our requirements were known. It is not known yet what arrauge 1.ts nave been made for t .ere.
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