As a Naval Station

Commodore wider there

the fact that the

Ki zen. actually

the

Senior Officer for 8 months would

Leave

rather to Javome the adoption of the past

alteration.

My impression is that the

representing the frown

as

that the Governor had the force without

Reference to this idea of re-establishing

Commodore's position if

the

Colonial

the usage of

the requirements of the

Society

seemed to justify

and that the Law of State

such

should

Care

step,

however

dissent had arisen

been

appealed

to if any.

In consequence

We have no

information

of the

£1

27

MINUTE PAPER.

Ascertained from the present Governor

the Admiralty informed that the

Arrangement had been made

and

on the table

precedent laid down in the formal

printed Regulation did not justify

appear

to the Commodore

position which

designated W. I. Station

It

to have been

the

W DR.

2216.

gen

position according

to the Commodore

in Jamaica but I expect that position

of our

despatch of the ranking of ships by Jamaica

was assigned

to him

in subsequent Dept. that the determination

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of precedence

in some cases

was placed a good

in which he was

decided in his hands, and that the Law of State

objection

to the principles.

Saw no

he proposed to proceed

Home principles throughout.

This might

th

which I conclude he extended

to devout.

as you suggest

h

I don't see why the

in the presence of

( Commodore

should not

his Admiral take rank with

HM Ships, & I then

but before captains

should not give way

q

M

the Hong Kong case

I write to the Adlty upon? Jamaican

RM 2576

Performed.

appr ktelt fave 25772

I rather incline the other way upon this important matter & am disposed to concur in the tendency now - I think the change of precedence, according to their presence or absence of the vice admiral, inconvenient & unnecessary hate 26/6/72

I agree on

the whole with

the Memo

June 27/72

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