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พ.ย

THIS MARGIN.

NOTHING

ΤΟ

BE

WRITTEN

IN

Registry 3481/177/10

No:

Fantly

Draft.

H.A.C.

Lord Lothian,

Washington.

Telegram.

No: 1277

(R)

Copy to

JUN

25 XI XI

1940

F 3475 =

OUT FILEJune

CYPHER ROOM FO

Maj.Steel (W.0.) Mr.Gent (c.o.) Seat 27.6.40.

American Deft

IMPORTANT.

Despatched.

279

1940.

M

M.

Owing to the developments in the Far

Eastern situation it may be necessary to

A

evacuate white women and children from

Hong Kong in the near future at short

notice. Numbers involved are 1833 wives

and children of Service personnel and about

7000 non-Service not including American and

Portuguese (latter are not included since

they would presumably evacuate to Macao).

2. On previous occasions arrangements

have been made locally to evacuate these

persons to Manila. Please enquire of the

United States Government whether they would

·

allow evacuation to Manila at least as a

it

first step (kak might be possible to

remove a number of them thereafter to

Australia).

3. Owing to shortage of shipping

evacuation/

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