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Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

HW HKK. 10

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PRIORITY MARKINGS

Top-Secret Secret

(Confidential-

Flash Immediate "Priority -Routine.

Restricted

Carefasstited

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

En Clair. Code Cypher

Draft Telegram to;- GON HONG KONG

No.

но

(Date) 27/8

And to:-

Repeat to:-

Saving/to:-

[Secu

(Date)

Despatched

CY

Security classification" -if any

[ Privacy marking

-if any

[Codeword-if any]

Addressed to

telegram No.. telegram........

And to

]

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s)

27/8 27 1648

CR

Secret

Governor Hong Kay

repeated for information to

Saving to

Hong Kong Gewison

(date)

We understand that

for

+easons

which

Commender

have been explained to you by

Briüish Forces, you

Subyeit. have agreed to a

my aptorial,

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

temporary

reduction

in strength of

15.

SIGNATURE

EXAMINED A

Distribution:-

Files

Copies to:- Sir L. Monson

M Wilford

Hong Kong Dan Defence Dene.

→.

Уели

Garrison from 67% to 5% major

Knits for period mid. October. 15

mid

December; and that your

also

agreement is subject to proviso. that

reinforcement. Battalion is earmarthen

a

wxiest

be at seven

in days

notice

(Gavinan

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