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Head of FE

TOP SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM.

DESPATCHED BY 0.T.P.

OZ 5435

کی کا

Kuh

TOO 311205Z

TOD 31550Z

155026321

SEP 1045

IMMEDIATE.

From

A. M.S.S.U.

то

:

Rear Admiral Harcourt)

Passed by Admiralty

C. in C. B. P.F.

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with T.0.0. 302038A

Info

:

S.a. C.S.E...

C. in C. India

5435

General Carton de wiart

J.S.M. washington

31st August, 1945.

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Following from Chiefs of Staff.

Following are detailed instructions regard-

ing Civil Affairs referred to in para 2 of directive in

5420,\

Begins.

2.

bight/

Objects of Military Administration are two- fold:-

(a) Short-term.

Maintenance of law and order and prevention of disease and unrest. Implementation of this will require supplies of food, clothing, medical goods, etc., and of equipment for maintenance or restoration of essential services; these will be shipped as soon as possible.

(b) Lung-term. Restoration of framework of

administration of Colony with view to establishment of stable civil government, and rehabilitation of sucial and economic life of Colony with view to its future well-being and prosperity.

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To enable you to carry on the Military Admin- istration of Hong Korg, Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Brigadier D. M. MacDougall, has been appointed to your staff to assist in administering civil population. Staff of officers has been provided with him, made available so far as possible by the Colonial Office from those who have knowledge of the Colony, people and language. This C.A. Unit is intended to form nucleus of Staff of Civil Govern- ment of Colony when established.

The C. C... U. and nucleus staff of key officers are proceeding by air with all possible speed. He will be in possession of directives on Civil Affairs Policy and on particular matters of importance (e.g. Finance) of which

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