CO129-622-3 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 19-1-1948 - 31-12-1948 — Page 62

between the Hong Kong Government and H. M. G.

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The re-deployment, spread over a considerable

period, of large numbers of Chinese troops

through the Colony of Hong Kong to North China,

Japan, etc. after the Japanese surrender

resulted from an operational agreement at the

highest level made with the Chinese and

American authorities. The C. in C. Hong Kong

was required by the Chiefs of Staff to make

facilities for this and he in turn

available

deputed the G.0.C. Eong Kong to make the

necessary arrangements. I append an unparaphrased

copy of the first two paragraphs of C. in C. Hong Kong's

Secret signal 030238 Z. of the 3rd February 1946 to

Embassy Chungking, which is relevant.

I don't think there can be any doubt that

the provision of transit accommodation for these

Chinese troops was an imperial military commitment...

I hope this information answers ass's queries, and that

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I am copying this letter and its enclosures

to Scott and Wass.

Yours sincerely,

P.S.

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