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From: A.M.S.S.O.
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TOP SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM
DESPATCHED BY 0.T.P.
0
Frida
5488 TOO 0 1420Z
TOD 0518087
C
6 SEP 1945
107
To : C. in C. Hong Kong)
Passed by Admiralty as 0312
Info: C. in C. B.P.F.
5488
1.
C. in C. India
General Carton de Wiart
J.S.M. Washington
S.A.C.S.E.A. (Last named please pass copy to Brigadier McDougall reference Admiralty signal to CTG 111-2 of 31 August. (311930/August).
3rd September, 1945.
Following from Chiefs of Staff.
Your signals 0109432/Sept. and 011308Z/Sept., (to Admiralty only). You will now have received Admiralty signal 311930/August containing text of Civil Affairs directive to Brigadier McDougall as Chief Civil Affairs Officer in Hong Kong.
2.
Your provisional appointment of Gimson as Lieutenant Governor noted and value of his services in present emergency is very fully appreciated. But title of Lieutenant Governor should not be used and we presume he can perform his present services to you in his existing appointment of Colonial Secretary. His functions should be regarded as strictly temporary until McDougall and Civil Affiers Staff arrive when McDougall will become your Principal Staff Officer for Civil Affairs in accordance With Directive.
3.
Colonial Office hope that, as soon as Gimson and other officers who have been interned can be released by you, they will be repatriated home for long overdue leave and consult ation here.
4.
McDougall will explain arrangements for Civil Affairs personnel for period of Military Administration and subsequent- ly. He is also supplied with full instructions on Civil Affairs policy by Colonial Office in agreement with War Office.
5.
Gimson mentions in 0113087/September your intention to appoint "usual other Civil officers and councils" to assist him. Under military administration it would be inappropriate to make any appointment of usual councils in view or full powers and jurisdiction assumed by yourself under Proclamat- ion in Admiralty signals to C. in C. B.P.F. 130032A/August as
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