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CIPHER TELEGRAM

This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being paphsga. (Messages marked O.T.P. need not be paraphrased).

227

AMENIMENT

Fram C. in C. Hong Kong.

130452Z/September

Date 14/9/45 Time 1540

C.C.M. (NAVAL) F.0. C. BY W/T

Addressed Admiralty

For Chiefs of Staff.

29 Civil Affairs officers have now arrived and are taking over the administration staffed at present with 700 internees all of whom are exhausted and must be got home in a matter of days. Provision of balance of Civil Affairs staff to enable administration to carry on is therefore a matter of first priority. I would especially stress the need for Civil Affairs officials. I request re-inforcements of Civil Affairs staff be flown to Hong Kong with operational priority. Present Civil Affairs staff is very hard pressed.

C.6. Telegrams.

1304522.

Advance copyist S.L. (2)

1st S.L. (34) for C.I.G.S.

C.A.S. and Defence Office.

ended

Distribution by C.A.4.

S. of S.

P.U.S.

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F.M.

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C.I.G.S

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D.M.O.

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D. Plans.

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Civil Affairs Staff (Hong Kong)

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2, Park Street.

Foreign Office (Mr. Scott, Far East Dept.) Colonial Office (Mr.Gent)

(Telegraph Section).

Note by C.A.4. This cable is being repeated to SACSEA and ALFSEA for information.

Not on original distribution.

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