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From:- G.0.C. Hong Kong.

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- The War Office.

7366 cipher 24/6.

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INDEXED

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34811

SE

177 26 JUN 1940.

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рки

251

SECRET.

Desp.1951.24.6.40. Recd.1535.24.6.40.

Situation report- Precautionary moves of troops, guns and stores completed and all mobile and A. A. guns in position. Owing to hot rainy weather and prevalence of Malaria majority of troops remaining in barracks and beach pill boxes not manned. But all defences can now be fully manned at six hours notice.

C.4. (Telegrams)

27/6-

Copies to:- M.0.1.2.2.a.

M.I.2. 2. c. 2.00 M.I.(J.I.C.)

Mr. H. Ashley) Clarke

(Foreign Office) 3 copies) Commander S. Barry (Admiralty)

2 copies)

Sqdn. Ldr. C.I. Casey (Air

Ministry) (2 copies) Mr. Gent (Colonial office.

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