CO_968_583_DEFENCE_OF_HONG_KONG_1957_1959 — Page 6

Mr. MaMace.

Mr.

186 I Campbell. Hong Kong

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У

-Tel.1024. SES.

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26/11/57-

The attached

I

Melegram

no.

1024

Re

of

FED 111/402/01)

of pona.

from Hong Kong,

wonder whether this ign. should not be included in any new

Ministers

on

buets for

the gamison controversies

to the wtice of the G.C.S. by letter. It throws emphasis.

and be brought

2.

the

probable difficulties of reinforcing wvacuating the Colary

in the event

an attack. Expecting to air lack

of an

air superiority,

on

we have been relying

creeping in and out

in and out by 1 night.

under cover

sea

With modern

radar aids, however, such guns could probably be fried with conduct accuracy even in darkness - This cutting off the Colony from alleatief unters and until we could acquire the

асси

ай

to

get

дино

Thes

ar strength necessary destroyed by bombing and /or to protect transport aircraft seway the

(There

"Glay.

There remains

Me additional

complication that Kai Tak cupent will be unsuitable for night flying until bate in 1958).

Views

Subject & Dr. Complete's

Ковит

27/1

i cool. agree wMzPage 6 of 283

Y dor.

Iween

27/11

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Where is this division

I function laid

domom?