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and address letter to-
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
London, S.W.
Sir,
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Admiralty,
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18th December 1897
2 DEC 37
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I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, that they have
appointed Vice Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, K.C.B.,
to succeed Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, K.C.B., as Commander-
in-Chief of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels on the China
Station.
The Under Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
L.F.-No. 7.
I am
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Evan MacGregor