TNAG-0181-FCO40-217-Order-in-Council-for-evacuation-of-Hong-Kong-in-an-emergency-1968 — Page 60

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Reference....

Mr Blellock. (Consular Sept.).

19

detached and #

EM. Blebach &

In his noter attached to

front

attached Consular Depr. file

has suggested that

you may

cous of

the

GKU 4/3, Mr White

care

to

Ace

pepers on this file relating to Hong Kong.

the

The position is summarised in the letter at

плел

by 21/9.69 for reply

ANG

26.8.69.

2.

16) and

enclosures

d

you

should also su

17) *

18

where the metty now vists.

3,

you

did in fact

Ase

This file

at

10/11)

but. (flagged

the minesting

you may

C

on

not have sea

+D) which

which took place in 1956

the subject of the requisitioning of wiveraft. The conclusion then reached (and which the

B.O.T.

still regard

as reflecting the practical position) is that aircraft should be secured

by negotiation

ہے

a not by

vequisition.

4. The position in Hag Kong is really sui

generis, in view of

proximity

attitude

the Colony's close

to Chine and of

the latter's

it. Any evacuation

wash'

towards

Operation world have to be a

Excreise and

more

marc

that

than a

we could not expect to evacuate

wr

relatively small number of

sensitive personnel,

there must

despite.

by something

beple there who posses

the fact

like I million

or could claim

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