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WARNING: This is an unparaphrased version of a secret cypher or confidential code message, and the text must first be paraphrased* if it is essential to communicate it to persons outside British or Allied Government Services.

(*NOTE: Messages shown as having been sent in a One-Time Pad: "O.T.P." are excepted from this rule.)

040227A/September

TO:

C. in C., Hong Kong.

DATE:

4.9.45.

NAVAL CYPHER (DD)

FROM:

Admiral ty

IMMEDIATE

Following from War Office,

F 6420

7 3

SEP 1945

1.

Reference your 0115 29/September.

Having regard to decisions conveyed to you by Chiefs of Staff in Admiralty Message No. 301619, you will appreciate that arrangements indicated in further proclamation in your paragraph 2 are inappropriate and should be corrected as follows.

2.

Proclamation of British Military Administration issued in accordance with instructions contained in Admiralty Messages 130032 as amended by 131957 should stand as the overriding document.

3.

The further proclamation appointing Gimson, Lieutenant- Governor, eto. is inconsistent with former proclamation and should be withdrawn in its entirety.

4.

Chief Civil Affairs Officer, MacDougall, accompanied by Legal Adviser, Strickland, should be arriving Hong Kong 5th September. He will bring with him drafts of further proclamations designed to create structure of military administration.

5.

6.

This telegram has been agreed with Colonial Office.

State for You should assure Gimson from Secretary of Colonies that all H.M. G.'s plans for the initial administration of Hong Kong on liberation have been based on the establishment of military, repeat military, administration, and the decision to maintain their plans in spite of arrangements described in your telegram 0115 292 implies, of course, no lack of his high appreciation of Gimson's initiative and resourcefulness.

7.

Secretary of State for the Colonies is sending personal message to Gimson in my immediately following telegram.

040 227A

1st Lord

1st S.L. (3)

D. F.S.L.

N.A. to D. F.S.L.

V.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S. (F)

P.A.S. (L.) P.A.S. (8)

D. of P. (2)

M. (30)

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