CO_968_583_DEFENCE_OF_HONG_KONG_1957_1959 — Page 243

INWARD TELEGRAM

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TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

FROM HONG KONG (Governor's Deputy)

Cypher (0.T.P.)

D. 17th January 1958 R. 17th

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TOP SECRET No.45

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Addressed to S. of S. (restricted circulation) Repeated for information to Commissioner

General BIGOT No. 13

My telegram No.983 of 1957, repeated for

to Commissioner General No. 204.

I shall be grateful to know when a decision may

be expected on question of additional artillery units and related question of defence contribution. It is unfortunately how too late to replace 74th LAA Regiment before its departure (paragraph 2 of our telegram No. 963

(173) refers) and it is therefore all the more important that

an early decision be made.

Distribution:

H.504

Secretary of State Minister of State

Parliamentary U/S of State

Permanent U/S of State

Mr. E. Melville

Mr. W. I. J. Wallace

Mr. A. Campbell

Mr. R. J. Vile

Mr.

N. D. Watson N.D.

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