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many times that the real plan was merely to be able to get there first. Help to prisoners was secondary to
My first plan of action on arrival had been prepared. reaction is to recommend that the operation be launched outside China either from India or in conjunction British Pacific Fleet but this would now take too long to organise. As it is apparent that British policy is to acknowledge Wedemeyer's command HK Area our only hope is to continue as before but
(A) we should demand permission use Halifax
Americans unable to supply
now available by us.
planes for us as agreed
(B) British party be given definite standing in HK operations
(C) a much more senior officer should be in charge who can make decisions and who can demand access to Senior Japanese Officers without having to go through junior channels with consequent waste of time as happened yesterday. This must not be interpreted as wanting to command American party. That would be fatal because I do not work by votes of my officers. A smilar operation should not be attempted before Armistice is signed without acceptance of Mission by local Japanese Com ander but suggest immediate action should be dropping of
supplies on camps as planes have not encountered A fire
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