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My Lord,
Bong Kong.
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C. O.
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De 12 DFC08
Government House.
14th November, 1908.
have I
the honour
acknowledge to
your
2nd
Confidential
relative 1908,
confidential and secret
despatches
schedules to
of September 25th and
coples
October
and
of
B.
2.- In reply
second paragraph of
I
to
The meaning
the
had
despatches.
contained the questions
former despatch,
intended
in hhe
to
convey
by
the
words
"confidential
and
interpreted
as
secret telegrams"
or code covering cypher
is
correctly
telegrame
which
reply
to
confidential
or
Becret despatches,
or are
b.
I
propose
Circulars from the Secretary
Secret and
Confidential
which
I they belong.
be should
schedule
of
such
circulars
to
order
the word preceeded by
to bind Secret and
of State
of the year to despatches
glad to have
1at, 1002 January
to verify whether
Confidential.
Confidential
with
the
from
June 30th, 1904, in
the records here are complete.
C. Duplicates of
Committee are not required.
Memoranda by
the Colonial
Defence
33 The
while to
have
vill
which despatches
copied being
but not be required
you
it consider
not worth
of
no
I am glad
permanent
to
va lue
have them
noted in schedules.
The
proposals in paragraphs 3, 4, and
5
in Mour
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