e are firmly of the opinion that executive planning for the
defence of Hong Kong, is best done by the Commandero md staffs
on the spot. To meet the requirements in the Foreign Office
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letter we consider that the staff plans should be expanded to
include military easures necessary to meet the subvorsive threat
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and extended to cover the period up to 1962.
e Bee no reason
why staff talks in Hong ong should not be resumed on points of detail in anticipation of agreed unglo-ü.i. policy guidance; buside that
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kopevar,(before any staff plan is completed) we consider it is essential that tuc political ausumptions mentioned in paragraph
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propose the following sequence for planning and consider it would
be umise to attempt to short circuit this procedures
(a)
Munisters
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political assumptions which have been
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it is appreciated that these assurantions
be endorsed for planning purposes, 30
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The Anglo-merican orking Group in prepare an acrevassessment of the threats both
military and subversive / based
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