https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/78ea7a9c32233b88d592d3c1eec37e5c.pdf 762ed12a18f106c191b28c4174cf45f5 PDF Text Text .. AIR Cl: ,JJW !.:AIL 29/Vla t'orces l:ILITAitY HE.AIJ<;,U.'!'E.NS LCt:DU!l Et G lo Sep 44 Ti e Secretary; Derartment or National Defence, (ArtuYl Ct.tewe, Ont. l. Reference your G 4958 end prttcedini; o. chance of cables on condl tlona urrectinc; d laclplil'lLlr~ &ctlon in respect cl' l.dn 111 tnry personnel attached to UK torcee. ~. A eotiefnctary solution of thu various encountered in this matter ht1s 1.cm Leen reached. difficulties ). /,s to the deuth sentence, the V,til' C!flce tiave agreed tlwt when El eentence ot deutt. has teen JJUSse<i, t .e epp·ovul ot t e Gm-erncr Cl!lleral or Conade ln Council 1, Ul Le obtainai! before t.!le con1irrr.t1~ic~ or the fir.ding and sentence and no sentence shall 'be put into executlou excepting the t ap ruved \Jy the ..ove:nor in Ccuncil. AJ.l oor.=nde ve notifiod b, the • ar C,f'fice on 20 Apr 1.4 thet no e 1,t nee r dent, on ar.y ir.eml r or t e Cdn Forces ..111 le curried into err ct wlttout 1oor Office nathorlty. ::;bould any such cose erl&t.1 tbe ..t.r crr1ce will inform Cl!IIQ and the cuee will \,e laid before .IJH" tor coDaiderat!on end decision or tbe Governor in council, • As to othdr sentences the d11'1'1cult) 01 delay which would be involved ln t.he t.ransmieslon or proceedings (111 other than capital cases) from 1st.ant theatres hes been JWt by a drill which ltu11 been errunged ror the suanlssion ot· sucn cases to the COC-in-C, C ot a or ?.GA by cable bf11'ore oonflrc:at1on, thie procedure to be aupplei:.ei,ted by en enabllot: UK Or er in C.ouncll end cocplement.arY Cdn Order in Coui,cil. 'l'he procedure arranged betw en tho ,/ar Office and ~ la us follows: (11) an 01·11cer 1& sentenced t.o cnshier1n , dlo1asel, to undeq;o per,al servitude or iz::!:riso1UI<ent. and ,hen a scl~ier is sentencttd to penol aervitu e, the ConHrming crricer will report by oable to the ar 01"1'1ce (AGjti) or (i.O)o) tbo noce1111ery particulars, charges, rinclnr.s, sentence and other rolevent detail; that. the proceedinns ere locally in order, any comm uta on t.he cuse it apeciel circw::stancos warrant. it and the Conr1rm1D orr1cer intention concern in conf1rz:ut1ou end p. tt.1116 sentence into execution. 1\1Jen (bl Con!'lr:lln£, Ott leer will action t.arcre :::-eceivins liar Orflce. (cl Th• ..ar Ofiice will forward the report to ClmC' where it will receive the attention of th COCin-1:, C or S or l'.GI. as available. (d) ~ will (el Wer orr1ce 1 then 1.ake no further lnatructlons rrom 1.t.e notify the nar Office or the GCC-ln-C, C or Sor ~GA es the and thut the findins 11.ndsenter.ce or otherwise or that certain action taken as re£&rd8 the findinB end the execution or the sentence. the vie"s 01 case 1:1sy be is apµ-oved should t.e sentence end 7 will infor Conr1rm1nn orrtcar by cable. Con1'1rm1116 orticer will report by cable -.,Len eotion taken ond this report re•••d to CMl!Q. by 11er Otfice. 11 �(rl (g) - 2 In the event or confirmation or one or the sentences in question, the orricer or exofficer will be returned to Cdn hands as soon ft& possible whether the santenoe .. rrects hin lib,rty or not. e proceedinen will also ue rorw11.rded to the ,Ver ortice in case there should be nn appeal which lllJ or .ar crfice or Cl.!H~would huve to consider. ~s re~ards soldiers they wi+l be returned to us us sovn as possible in all oases or penal servitude unless it is the intention or tt.e local 3uperior ...llitury .,uthority to suspend at a reasonably early date. ln cases or penal 3ervitude, i~ risorunent or detention UK authorities wil return the soldier to us in a11y cuse whe- e we request it. Cuses muy IU"ise in which the lnurests or discipline .ill re ulre 1m other rank to be sentenced tor nel servitude, i~pr.son111entor a 1 -:i,;t. y period of detent.ion but an early re, ,.;.,.sion of the sentence ln"Y be contemplt< teci. 10 such 01tsae if the other r1tnk le in a oiste.nt theatre we ehull not request that the body be handed over immeciiately. 'rhe case will of course be ,art under otservation. ln any case our rii;ht to re,;ulre the ,anding ove or the body is arreed to, and may be exercised at any time. tnde, the terms or the proposed enablln~ legialtition, whenev11r any mernuer of the Cdn Military Forces 11ttached to the UK rorces tas ueen sentenced by a Ul. Cow:t-l..urtial and there1 tter Jiar.d d ver to Cdn service .i:.hority the individual and his runtunoe lllllY be dealt with in every respect as 1r he !:.ad been tried aDd sentenced under Can Jlllitary Law. 1 (h) (i) ,/hen the .var Ofrio a passes to caru a 011ble r·elatir:.:; to un orrioer or soldier aervloi:: abroud in a commund tor which CLG!, hae no responsibility, the into~Jllltion will be trb.llrn tted by cable to !.'DH whose instruct lone on the aaae wlll be oo:n:nmioated throu,;h Cl.!Hi to the ~er Office. 5. rarliel'l~ntary Counsel h.ave dratted an Crder !n :;ouncil to aut.,orl.ze the hundlna over to us or nttaot,ed ;:erso.:nel sentenced to penal servitude, impriaon:nant or detention. Ttis 1s encl~sed. ~twill now be necessary to pass a oompl~~antsr7 Cdn Crder in Council. .lhenever e.n at teched Cdn orr1oer is sontence:1 to ceshierln.;, dismissal, pen«l sa.-vltude or impriaonnent, we shall request, and •henever IU!Otber ranl< is sentenced to penal servi;~~• im,risCllll:9nt or detention, we~ request the UiC authorittes ;o deliver t~e i.dividual to us anilwe shall then require author!ty to deal with the individual and hia sentcoe in eve y respect aa !r he had bean tried and senteuced 11ndar Cdn militar7 law. Cur Order in council abould authorize such matters as the servin~ or eentence in a Cd inst1i~tion, review or sentenoe, its oommutat1on, mitigation or suepension by Cdn author ty, a(plicatlon or the ~revisions or various PCs, a,,;. .c. 60/b56? or 18 ._ug 43, 00 3b9J43 (Return to Canada ot lerso.lllel sentena.ed l>y • Court-.lartial to be 41•ailssedl, FC 1304 ot 4 ~ar «, CO 131/44 ( ranefer or ili~arJ' frl•oners . lt ••err.a preferable to deal with the situation in breed general ter.lla so that there ~ill be no doubt or our right 7'b �•• here end in Canada to in every way aa though w s passed ...are those fer theq,erative part deal with the l.ndividual and the aontencs the proceedings under w•ich the sentence of a Cdn military court. ~ dr11l't suggestion of the Cdn Order in Councn is enclosed. 6. On 20 ,pr 44 all British Co:..nands were instructed by the /ar C.ffica to notify lar Office and J.,;:;, Cldli , .,art1.culars of any attached Cdn officer placed in errest to await trial under the Ul( Arm;/ ,.ct. 1.eantirr.e no such cases have arisen bue we st.all beco::w aware or any cuas .,hi.ch doss ,arlso pending the further notification to all British ool!ll1lundsor the details of the new arrangement which will be sent out as soon 11s th& nsc-,ssar:r re Crders iilld other uetails have been completed. 7. ?..ay we have your coucurr,rnce in .he above and your advise as to the tart,a or the Cdn Crder in Council as socn as possible, (SGd) " .J. ~.onta ·ut1" (F.J. ~ontague) ~ajor-~ens~t1l i/c Ad 1.nistration c,,:1..:>I:.N 1.:ILIT:.R1 HZ.u>.,.UiJ!.l'ERS �STATUTORY RUL?S ;JIU ORDER.., 1944 No, VISITI!/G ~ VISIT!',(; Jl'ORCES ( BRITISH CO!ill(ONWEALTH) Jl'ORC!3 (CA.";ADIAI; l.'ILITARY l"ORC£3) ORDER, 1944, At the Court at B11okingh!lmPalaoe, the day of 1944. FRESl!!IIT, The King's Moat Exoallent Whereas un~er Seotion Commonwealth) :.dt, Majesty four of the Visiting the ..rmy Council 1933, in Council, may attach to a home foroe any mea.ber of the military raised in Canada, wno 1 ■ plaoed at their by th• servioe attached like to the A:rmy Aot a■ an ottioer ie eubJect be ••re a member or that suob members the Army Act shall to ■uob adaptatione Order: And whereas it memtera of the military •hall rahed in tbia Now therefore, powers ao vested adartationa any provision or detention h■ a by a oourt-aartial already the advic or ~ia in Canada who by virtue O~nwealth) Military Forces to penal servitude, held u.nder the Ar~ been ooaaitte4 ot the or the >.ray Aot, any member or to Bia MaJasty•a the United Kingdom and is sentenced or not he of the i.rmy .,ct and modification• Order:- ot Bia MaJeaty raised temporarily :uilitary Md in exercise in Him is plea■ed, by and with rour or the V1 ■ 1ting l"oroe■ (British 1 ■ attaohed to in Cuiada wno to Si ■ UaJeaty•s Hie .1.!aJeaty by virtue Notwithato.ndiog specified Order erec1r1ed: to make the following the ■1litary roroea aeotion raised to and in rdlation Kingdom the application to auch exceptions, ea are hereinafter 1. that rank: in relation ••maybe ot Ilia i!aJesty in or relative that and modiricationa forces or eoldier force diraot ls deemed expedient in the t:nited be aubJact Privy Counoil, for tha purp01e apply with such exoeptiona ot the said ■ action are attached by virtue temporarily ot Hie CaJesty di ■po1al and Hie MaJeaty may by Order in Council toroea forces (Dritiah authoriti•■ of Canada, and any auoh member so aanner •• it aubJect in that Forces ~t, ra1aed or 19}3, in iapriaonaent, Aot aa.y, whether �- 2 • .,It<>• ~ J)ria<>n or 4•••11,1,:i Cll!adillll serYice authority .. •• be bended our to be 4e&U •1tb •• tbou&h he had b .. n 1t0prl101111oot.or cleteotlon u the caae held under Cacadlan ailH.ary l .w, ( u.aa .. otenoed to penal ••~v1t•ide, aay be, bf a oourt tber•upon gatt.:in, cartial aubHotioo o~ aeotion (Z) ot uot1on fitt:y-aevu reziaaJoo, the axeootlon auteaoe O0.uiutction Cl) or t.h sball, of aent1noH) in force, 2. end euepoaeion •hall ceue relate or aente11ce1) a,\4 anf any dl:oetlcn fltt1-aeven ;.. 1n r•!ation to tl:.at eentenoe or the ooc;:et,nt ailit.uy ot t.be Army .\.ct) tt\all ain:r-•J.&ht •utb.orlty ,..rrut ,.,,. tba handine over ot any peraon to tne •Hropriote or under thb {Brit1111 Cou,nwu ln be •1.1bJeotod to aucb restrelnt tll) Act, 19.H, rtlot!as or a c~nal!1an vialtlne oourt, aad o.n1 Crder ln Council rer•on handed over under ttla to th• daaauon r~roe sentenced by a ~•diaa er aenlc• Orc..ei:. '!'hie order u,- be olted {Canodlon lil1l1tasy Clll!- o.nd lbe ~rovt ■tona or th• 1/!eit11111 Poro.,. auber, 1oroea) Order, u lb• V~•1 tiog l"orcea 19,,, 15,1,H, (~: to re,ueat th• o.r Ottioe io o.:..lt W"Ordl (llnoketet) In para l .. bllne CMHQrropoaes tb• (u •• a •uft1o1ont Or4or, and &n1 J>•u~a ""'1, b1ln, so h~n4ed over, u aay ba necu11ry, tllat (1) or eta ■- to hove otfaot) ,) .u, order the course to .;iven 11ic.:.•r 1111~~6:tioo J.n oeotlon ,ut11ority t,:i under subuc~ion defined ad1an service (2) to tht 111ti- to &pply in relaUon ~r the aenun:a f!tt1-aovon •aid u=t1on it atill and eub .. otlon ,o e1xty ... v,o c,f tho Army l\ot (wb1cll relue anc any s·icp1ntlon tte &Sid eeotlon fUt:y-snon A. or 1.he Al'ay 1.ot t•lltoh .. ot1ona f1tty-a1ght to the a;;propri&tt =••··•..,-). I �'lllere a member or the mllltary 11a:eaty ralaed in Canada, having been attaobed Toroes (Drltish law and io thereafter ■hall remain subject or the toreeoing, shall be served, relOitted, to that sentence, and de,lt IIIAY and/or sentence be pet1t1 ned against, 00111J11uted or auapanded, •• that It had been ID&deor paaaed by a Court-Martial ll111tary law, &11d1 where applicable, in-Council, Ordsre, Regulations held the generality my be oarri~d reviewed, tindine out, llllt1gated, a.nd/or sentence held under C~nadian the prov1e1ons ot all Orders or Canadian military to oourts-111Brtial and the rinding& and eentenoe under Canadian :nilitary as thou.,i~ passed b~ a oourt-martlal law ( and w1thout llmitin~ that rinding autnor- and ne and that With (in every respect) and that sentence under Canadian military and held under United Kingdom military handed over to the Clltlndio.n service aentenoe may bP treated he had been tried toroea in the ~nited Kingdom, has been tried sentenced by a oourt-!llllrttal he or Ria ~ollllllonwealth) Aot, 1933, to the military ot Hie P.aJeaty raised lties torcea under the Visiting law ahall apply, mutetie ■ember and the said rinding and/or eoatence.) I~: the words 1n braoKete might be amitt..C,I law relntlAa thereof when held mutandia, to a oh �BQTS. 881)5 Vol. 4 8 Sep 44 I, l, On 27 A~g 44 you approYeO the recommendations contained in m:, minute or Z5 Aug« on BQS 888~ FD 3~ co•ering the despatch to the ~ar East and employment on special security duties or a party ot one Officer and J2 Other kanks or the Canadian Army and agreed that while on loan to the British Army this personnel would continue to enjoy all the rights accruing to them as soldiers and officers or the CaoadiaD Army, and that the Canadian Army would continue to asau.ae, upon their departure to Australia, full r~sponaib1lity tor dependents allowance, pensloos and war service gratuity although the British Security Coordination would ba responsible tor the pay end allowances or this party while employed on loan to the British Arm:,,, 2. British Security Coordination now urgently request that tbey be permitted to aelect through G.0.C,iu-c., Pacific Command, up to J...5Canadian born Chin&H soldiers tor aer•ice 1n India and Au8t1'ii1a as w1releaa operators, It is stated that although unlikely any of t.beae men Will be used in tield operations, their lmowle48e ot Chinese would be extremely belptul in wireless emplo}'ll:.entunoer the Br1t1ab Security Coordination. v 3. Tb• com111unioat.ionaupon which tbeae soldier• will be employed would be in connection with ltbe Canadian party, wboae employment on eecu.rity dutiee < •l ,i,u,you ban, elready approved, and ct.her s1.lllilar po.rtiea I . ,,,., provided rro111otLer !mp1re sources. British Security ' 11#'w,I.,.,, Coordination will undertake tull r1111poD111b111ty ror pay and allowanoea, and expenaaa o! tbeae soldiers /d.4. ~~ /..f.J .<.-.t..wbile employed by tbea, and attar departure troll! Canada and While contlaued •on loan• to the British Army. 'l//lr..• u• I recomend concurrence or th1a request and, it you agree, I will instruct G,O.c.-10-c., Pao1r1c tilJ Command,to tacllitate the selection, tralnlng and I ultimate despatch ot thue ■ oldhra. 4. L 0 ~ 5. I turtber recommend tba.t the soldier■ will continue aa members ot tbe Cuad1an Army, and will con' ·tinue to enjoy all the rights and pri•ileges accruing to ''tbem as soldiers of the Canadian Arm7, and tbat the Canadian Araf lfill contl~u• to seeU111eupon their departure rrom Can&da, tull r■ apona1b111t7 tor dependents allowance, peaa1ons, a1 well aa war aerYice gratuity, as it they had continued to serYe ln the Canadian Arll:f. ·t .. !'>11~1:---T .,t Rffn ;ur n1 o A~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDBS00673 Title A name given to the resource Administrative Arrangements for Attachment of Chinese Canadian Soldiers to UK Forces, 16 September 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16-Sep-44 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LAC RG24-C-1, Microfilm reel number: C-5288, File number: 8901-2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library and Archives Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource BSC Description An account of the resource A-2018-00789 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Access to Information Request Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English