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pending Chiefs of Staff approval:-
(a) The completion of the re-occupation of Burma,
the re-opening of the Straits of Malacca, and the occupation of Singapore and the key areas of Malaya.
(b)
The re-establishment of a British garrison
in Hong Kong. Initial occupation will be undertaken by British Pacific Fleet and an Australian force from Borneo, It will be necessary, however, for you to relieve these forces as soon as possible with a force of about a Brigade with a Tactical Air Force contingent on British types if possible from S.E.A.C. This force will be augmented with the necessary Civil Affairs organisation later on, but must be
prepared initially to carry on unaided.
(c) You may be required to find small forces for
certain Chinese ports.
(a) Occupation of Japan. You should earmark at
once a force of one brigade group from the British troops and one brigado group from the British/Indian troops under your command. This forco, under arrangements to be made by us with the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Governments, will in due course form part of the British Commonwealth occupational force for Japan. Shipping need not be allocated for Shlo force until arrangements are firm.
(e)
French Indo-China. The despatch of a force
to Saigon to ensure control of the headquarters of the Japanese southern armics. We are arranging to ship French forces and civil affairs personnel to follow up your forces, which should not occupy more of French Indo-China than is necessary to ensure the control of the headquarters of the Japanese southern armies.
(f) Siam.
We are at war with Siam, but the Americans do not regard themselves as at war with hor. In order to re-establish our position there, it is important that British troops should be the first to arrive in Siam. Instructions regarding policy to be adopted towards Siam will be sont to you separately.
(g) Java.
Java. The despatch of forces to Java as soon
as possible to accept the surrender of Japanese forces and to prepare for the eventual handing over of this country to the
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