In any further communication on this subject please quote
No. 6792/5210
And address letter to-
The Secretary, Whitehall,
London S.W.
c.e. 10006
Admiralty.
12th June 1901
Sir,
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In
18622
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to acknowledge receipt of your letter of
the 1st June 1901, No.18622/1901, with enclosure, on
the subject of the Hong Kong Whampoa Dock Co. and
Dock accommodation in Hong Kong.
2. I am to acquaint you for the information
of the Secretary of State that My Lords are awaiting
a reply from the Commander-in-Chief in China as to
the compromise proposed by Mr. W. Keswick, and a further
communication will be made as soon as possible.
3. A reply from the Commander in Chief has
been hastened by cable.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office S.W.
PRES
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant
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Evan Macgregor