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Commanding in Chief, I beg to inform Your Excellences that this appointment has more
had
my
concurrence and as I cannot
allow an Officer under muy command to he
withdrawn from his duty,
Without
my Rauchen,
I have directed that Sieutenant Cox shall
forthwith return to duly with his Regerndent. In regretting any inconvenience that
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cance tither & Your Excelliney
this Young Officer, I must remark that
had the rival custom of the dewice beow followed, the Officer in Hemporary Connnand
of
the Garriers would not have had. the
opportunity of exerecting his authority.
I have to add that Should Your
timil wish for
keellency at any
the Services
of an Officer perving under ruf Orders, a & direct application myself, as long as I
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Command the Station, will always be allended to, and I shall be glad at all
tim'ss to meet Your Excellency's wishes if it is porrible
b do
the device.
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wiltiont in Convenience to
Shave ye
(Rignan) B. M. Donovan
Commanding Forces.
China and Straits Settlements
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