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F9564

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From:

War Office

To:

24665

C. in C. Hong Kong

...C.A.4.

Oct. 45.

ONE

TWO

THREE

D.T.0. 301620

ROUTINE

UNCLASSIFIED

Following for 0.C.A.0. from Colonial Office.

Belgian Embassy ask for any news that can be obtained of the

27 Belgians in Hong Kong.

Following particulars are given:

President of Hong Kong Belgian Association is Maurice Pirenne, Director of Belgian Foreign Bank (Far East). Two families and two civilians were interned in Stanley. A number of nuns have been confined in respective convents namely Carmelite Monastery at Stanley Point, Convent of Little Sisters of the Poor, Kowloon, and Convent of Sisters

of St. Paul of Chartres at Causeway Bay.

Grateful for any information which you can supply for transmission

to Belgian Embassy,

Copies to:

Col. C.A.

C.A.4,(D.P.)

C.A.S. (Hong Kong) 2 Park St.

(Lt.Col. Colo)

Colonial Office (Mr. Gent)

(Tol. Dist. Soc.) (15)

Foreign Office (Mr. A.L. Scott)

1945

لاما

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