DRAFT.
The U.S.
Wan office
State
MINUTE.
Mr.
Mr
Lucas 3.
M. Fairfiel.
Mr. Winfield.
Mr. Braston.
Mr. Meade
Baron de Worms.
Lord Knutsford.
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enclosing correspondance
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11301
Hong Kong
Segantiop
390
Si
7
Jun. 92
Lord
I am directed by Knutsford to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the ith inst:
If your letter of b
stating that the Secretary of State for War was willing to allow a limited number of men of the Army Reserve
whom it is desired to engage
in the Hongkong Prison service, to be exempted from liability to be recalled to service for three years
on the understanding
that in the colony they may
in case
of emergency
be utilised
for military duty, by arrangement between the Officer
Commanding
and the Civil authorities.
I am to express his lordship's