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3; "Naval Group China Papers," RG 38; NA, Washington, DC (hereafter referred to as "G-2 Estimates").
(1) KWIZ 66/52, 6 Jul 44; Series 10/17, KWIZ (Kweilin Intelligence Summary) nos. 66-69, September-October 1944; Ride Papers. (2) "Enemy Press Extracts: 17 Mar 45-14 Apr 45," 31 May 45, p.1, 4, 7; Series 2/37, Contains Correspondence Relating to the Closure of BAAG and Intelligence Reports, December 1942-November 1945; Ride Papers. (3) Stella L. Thrower, Hong Kong Country Parks (Hong Kong: Government Printing, 1984), p.97.
12 Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-30), Bureau of Yards and Docks, "Joint Preliminary Study for Advanced Base: Hong Kong Including Port Shelter and Mirs Bay," Nov 44, p. 10-11, 14; Foreign Publications and Reports, 1940-50, Guatemala-Hong Kong; Office of Naval Intelligence; Records of the Chief of Naval Operations, RG 38; NA, Washington, DC (hereafter referred to as Navy Department, "Advanced Base: Hong Kong").
13 "G-2 Estimates," p.5-6.
* CPS 107/1, "Plan of Campaign Within China," 24 Apr 44, p.15; ABC 384 China (12-15-43), Sec. 1-A; Top Secret "American-British-Canadian" Correspondence (known as the "ABC" File) Relating to Organizational Planning and General Combat Operations During World War II and the Early Postwar Period, 1940-1948; Office of the Director of Plans & Operations; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, RG 165; NA, Washington, DC.
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is Hong Kong Royal Observatory, Tropical Cyclones and Aircraft Operations in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: the Observatory, 1976), p.2 (hereafter referred to as HKRO, Tropical Cyclones).
"The case for the barrage balloon is made in Major Franklin J. Hillson's (USAF), "Barrage Balloons for Low-Level Air Defense," Aerospace Power Journal (Summer 1989). The author said that barrage balloons were still a viable concept in 1989, by which time technology had progressed and the Cold War was winding down. (Article is available online at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/girchronicles/api/apj89/hillson.html.)
#7 The "Climate of Hong Kong (China)" study did not state how low humidity had to be to have an adverse effect on chemical warfare, although it seemed to imply that Hong Kong's 58-62 per cent relative humidity from October to December
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3; "Naval Group China Papers," RG 38; NA, Washington, DC (hereafter referred toas "G-2 Estimates").
(1) KWIZ 66/52, 6 Jul 44; Series 10/17, KWIZ (Kweilin Intelligence Summary) nos. 66-69, September-October 1944; Ride Papers. (2) "Enemy Press Extracts: 17 Mar 45-14 Apr 45," 31 May 45, p.1, 4, 7; Series 2/37, Contains Correspondence Relating to the Closure of BAAG and Intelligence Reports, December 1942-November 1945; Ride Papers. (3) Stella L. Thrower, Hong Kong Country Parks (Hong Kong: Government Printing, 1984), p.97.
12 Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-30), Bureau of Yards and Docks, "Joint Preliminary Study for Advanced Base: Hong Kong Including Port Shelter and Mirs Bay)," Nov 44, p. 10-11, 14; Foreign Publications and Reports, 1940-50, Guatemala-Hong Kong; Office of Naval Intelligence; Records of the Chief of Naval Operations, RG 38; NA, Washington, DC (hereafterreferred to as Navy Department, "Advanced Base: Hong Kong").
13 "G-2 Estimates," p.5-6.
* CPS 107/1, "Plan of Campaign Within China," 24 Apr 44, p.15; ABC 384 China (12-15-43), Sec. 1-A; Top Secret "American-British-Canadian" Correspondence (known as the "ABC" File) Relating to Organizational Planning and General Combat Operations During World War II and the Early Postwar Period, 1940- 1948; Office of the Director of Plans & Operations; Records of the War Depart ment General and Special Staffs, RG 165; NA, Washington, DC.
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is Hong Kong Royal Observatory, Tropical Cyclones and Aircraft Operations in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: the Observatory, 1976), p.2 (hereafter referred to as HKRO, Tropical Cyclones).
"The case for the barrage balloon is made in Major Franklin J. Hillson's (USAF), "Barrage Balloons for Low-Level Air Defense," Aerospace Power Journal (Summer 1989). The author said that barrage balloons were still a viable concept in 1989, by which time technology had progressed and the Cold War was winding down. (Article is available online at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mill girchronicles/api/apj89/hillson.html.)
#7 The "Climate of Hong Kong (China)" study did not state how low humidity had to be to have an adverse effect on chemical warfare, although it seemed to imply that Hong Kong's 58-62 per cent relative humidity from October to December
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