DESPATCH.
From No. 1964
Governor No.
Date 11.3.1972
113
Last previous Paper.
Dec 976
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Copy to.
16. Betzle-1872
Admy const 17
(Subject.)
462
Prevention of the revival of Piracy
Copy Correspondence, with Commodore Short
Herewith
(Minutes.)
Herbert
De Holland.
Send a copy to Admiralty - adding perhaps, that the Sec: of State trusts that the Naval officers on the China Station are authorized to meet the wishes of the Gov? of Hongkong whenever it can be done without inconvenience to the public Service ?
R.S. I. 10/10/72.
May the measures for the suppression rest with the Admiralty
as Piracy like Piracy Lee Kune so nearly if we entirely stopped