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the tossepondence and from the altitude which the General had assumed:
are
hi
After deliberation the following Resolutions
unanimously arnold at-
That the guration of Colonel Hall, position
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the Executive Council and the legality of of the Course laten in swearing heim in as Smuor Military officer having been reopred, the Council reaffirind it's opinion that the Course adopted was the right one and that
Colonel Hall was under the circumstances
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the dress Military Officer for the time thing hi Command of the regular troops in Houghing, notwithstanding that General Donovan was willim the limits hes command while
at Singapire.
of
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In arriving at this conchision particular
referriel
for
was made to the Jurens Regulations
the Army Page 47 Section 26, and to the Colonial Office regulations. Page 282, Article 21. That Colonel Hall bring Senior Military
Officer for the time bring in command of 25 Groops the application made to him by the Governor for his concurrence, in the apponituent of Mr Cox as Governor's Att. and the apportimit made upon the Concurrence of Colonel Hall in answer to auch application was properly made and that the appomtient having the duly gazetted in the Hongkong Government Gazette and to the Secretary of State reported
as a
appointment actually made subject to the
In
approval