members
the interest of the
of the caps in this military duties to
issue to them
and
me am
...
A
for functions
• Leave and for
six
use in
2.5 inch
resent
R.M.L. Guard at eat
gun forming part of the
moveable armament of at
Awe May Kay), in
exchange R.M.S.
for the 7-pounder
guns
at
present in thenchery.
The General Officer
Commanding the Troops has
during China & Hong Kong been requested to carry out the exchange at
his earliest possible convenience
arrangers
Office of Individual.
War
1899
16 May
Secret
C.O.
31960
IREC
&
HONG KONG
No. 31960
REG? 17 NOV 29
Strength of Garrison
(Subject.)
87
DOMESTIC
Last previous Paper.
sends copies C.D.C. memo
to be sent & Ser
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368fuis
L (78-151–1500-12-98
*X-000-8-
Subsequent Paper.
Sir W. Hamilton
(Minutes.)
As no copy of C.D.C. Memo.
(see p. 2 §) appears to have been sent to this office
strange omission.
I have obtained one
from Major Nathan. The recommendations
as to the garrison of Hong Kong
will follow.
The evacuation of
the Sham Chun district is proposed in
para 2, 3 and
of this
memorandum
and the
recommendations of the Committee in favor of the status
quo.
are in
Send 3 copies to the Colony (but the phrase
in secret, Lt (stating
as
concurrence, of which we are not informed), and
to Admiralty concurrence we are not informed), and
so
"A.F. 24/0
P.T.O.