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Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to
The Secretary,
War Office,
London, S.W.,
and the following number quoted.
Gen. No 427 (0.2.)
REC
39211
REGE 12 JCT 14 War Office,
69
London, S.W.
October, 1914.
Sir,
I am commanded by the Army Council to
forward for the information of Mr. Secretary
Harcourt a copy of a telegram received from the
General Officer Commanding, Hong Kong. As Mr.
Harcourt will be aware the Defence of the Realm
Acts and the Regulations made under them are not
in force at stations abroad. If it is necessary
that powers similar to those conferred by the
Defence of the Realm Regulations should be
conferred upon the General Officer Commanding at
Hong Kong it would presumably be necessary for
local legislation to be passed. The Council
suggest that, if there is no objection on the part
of your Department, the Governor of Hong Kong
should be informed in the above sense. He could
then confer with the General Officer Commanding as to the steps to be taken and, if it should be decided that the best course would be to adopt the provisions of the Defence of the Realm Act and the Regulations, steps will no doubt be taken by your Department to furnish the necessary
information.
se.
res
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial office.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Bro Brade