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the question must Admirally. I do not think they will regard the accumulation of stocks of the best sleam coal for warships in the hands of foregon forms at Hong Kong as prejudicial to our interests. In war we shouts be able to be able to prevent all coal at Hong Kong from being used by hostile ships. The more fough ships are encouraged to
depend on British ports for conting, the less likely
are rival foreign coaling stations to be established. It seems desirable. therefore that as few restrictions as possible shouts be placed upon the "activities of fough forms.
I can express no opinion on the relative merits of the several sites proposed: the Admiralty will no doubt dosso. I annex the papers containing Adm!. Lambly's dispatch. Phase sa C.DE Mentor on 22757/09.
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