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if we had lost a trick or two at the frontier) but the

question was who would win the war in the end, and

He accepted

no one knew what the Chinese game was.

that we could only hang on in the hope that if there had

to be any withdrawal, either before or at the time when

the leases fell in, we could do so with honour to

ourselves and with justice to the safety of the millions

in Hong Kong for whom we were responsible.

5.G

(SAVILLE GARNER)

12 September, 1967.

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Mr. Hal 257

Mr. Carter

see.

I am very sorry not to have sent this on before for you to

General Pearson also came to see me and said very much the same thing as he had said to Sir Saville Garner. I made a point of asking General Pearson for his candid opinion of the way in which Mr. Gass has been conducting affairs during the time he has been Acting Governor, mentioning the allegations circulating in some quarters in London and in Hong Kong that he was not up to the job. General Pearson said that he, General Carver and all concerned in Singapore believe that Mr. Gass has been doing an excellent job. They felt that he had acted with coolness, courage and sound judgment, and had complete confidence in him.

ANS

(A.N. Galsworthy)

22nd September, 1967

Mr. Gammiara.

For Disturbances phr.

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