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5. Sub-Conference on Military Defence, Recommendations of, dated the 10th August, 1909,*
6. Memorandum on loans, interchanges, and attachments, dated the 31st August. 1910.t
Appendix VI.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION PROPOSED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
OF AUSTRALIA.
No. 1.
Colonial Office to the Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence.
820/1911. Sir,
Downing Street, January 14, 1911. WITH reference to your letter, Secret, of the 28th July, 1910, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to transmit to you, for the consideration of the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence, the accompanying copy of a telegram from the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, stating that his Ministers desire to discuss at the Imperial Conference of 1911 the question of the co-operation and mutual relations between the naval and military forces of the United Kingdom and those of the Dominions and the status of Dominion navies.
1 am, &c.
H. W. JUST.
Enclosure.
820/1911.
Copy of Telegram from the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
(Received, Colonial Office, 7·20 A.M., January 9, 1911.)
MY telegram of 24th December: Imperial Conference. Government of Common- wealth of Australia expresses a desire to discuss following subject :-
Co-operation and mutual relations between the naval and military forces of the United Kingdom and those of the Dominions and the status of Dominion navies.
No. 2.
DUDLEY,
Sir,
Colonial Office to Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence.
Downing Street, February 21, 1911. WITH reference to previous correspondence as to the Imperial Conference, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to transmit to you, to be laid before the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence, a copy of a despatch from the Governor-General of Australia stating certain military subjects which it is desired to discuss when the Commonwealth Ministers are in London for the purposes of the Imperial Conference. A copy of this despatch has been forwarded to the War Office.
I am,
H W. JUST.
&c.
• Laid before the Colonial Conference, 1909.
↑ Submitted to Governments of Oversea Dominions, September 1910.
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