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I spoke to you some days agɔ on the question of anti-aircraft Gefanen for long Kong which is a matter that we have recently been turning over in our minde. We have not rise the matter previously as we love been v
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10% to see what the garrison of the Color *: fin lly suroved by the Cabinet, would look 11 in guratitative terms before atteyeing to go into the question of what, if any, proportion of the stron of the garrison should be devoted to anti-
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bulspora y only, m addition o small number to be retained. The jet fight.re by themselves
1though they could no doubt put up a sh, could Inruly do mucit. The threat to the 0, 10y is a cary ational one with jet planes. In these circumstancer it seems to us to be for consideration whether we should not endeavour to ensure that there are for anti-airǝroft units in the Colony to back up the fightera. This could, if thought desirable and necessary, be achieved in two waye i.. either by the inclusion of one or more anti-circraft batteries in the two Artillery Regiments which are shortly to go
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COLONEL J. MCGILL, 0.B.E., M.C.
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