AMENDED DISTRIBUTION SECRET. PARAPHRASE.
From: 0.0.0. Hong Kong.
To: War Office.
Desp.
5.2.20.
Rood, 2000 5.8.20.
No.1371 cipher August 5th.
Your 86649 A.0.3. July 17th.
Reference oil
45
>
storage: Adninuity policy has now been received by Naval 0, in C. who desires to utilizo ? site coal shad(s) 100 yards west of Kowloon weat (of) battery.
Condition of sea invisibility, naval requiromente, anti-aircraft defence etr, mentioned in previous cables is fulfilled by this site.
Proximity of Whitfield Barracks
is only drawback, Subject to your ruling as to safety
of barracks which risk I consider reasonable provided heavy
oil only? stored, I have concurred with C. in 0.
Holt left Hong Kong before arrival of your cipher 86529 M.0.3. of April 16th: no ? possibility of consultation.
C.2.Copies to: ARMY COUNCIL
}ж#.0. D.}.M.0.
M.0.3.30.
D.S.D. D.D.S.D. 5.1.2.
D.F.W.
D.S.T.
DLM G. Q.M.G.1.
11. (D.Ñ.I.)
Colonial Office,
į