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MINUTES OF CONFERENCE HELD AT THE WAR OFFICE ON 3rd AUGUST, 1922, TO DISCUSS CERTAIN PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDERING CERTAIN W.D. LAND AT VICTORIA AND KOWLOON, HONG KONG, TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL
PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE.
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D.5.0., D.M.Q.
F.V. 3. L.0.3. F.W.3.
Chairan,
Major General R.S.May, C.B., 0.1. G.
Colonel A.A.LcHardy, C.B., C.M.G. 5.8.0., 0. of S. & S. Colonel E. P. Brooker, C.B., C.M.G., Lieut. Col. H.F.L. Grant, D.S.0. Captain A.G.B. Buchanan. Vice-Admiral Sir L.E. Power, K, C, B.,
c. v.0.
Captain C.R.V. Royds, C.1.0., R.N. C.H. Colson Esq., 0.B.E., H‚Í‚¤‚E. Hr. H. Beckett.
Mr. H. C. Gordon,
Lir F. Slattery.
Hr. F.L. Lloyd.
D. of D. Admiralty.
D. of P.T. and Sport's.
C.E, in C, Admiralty, Colonial Office, H.G.O.F. (b) M.G.O.F.
D. L. 1.a.
Lt. Gen. Sir G.H.Kirkpatrick, K,C,B,, K. C.5.1. Major D. C. Robinson, M. 6.
Q.M.G.1.
The Chairman, after briefly explaining the situation, proposed to go through each nemorandum attached to the agenda.
Admiral Power then inquired whether the War Office were retaining the Canber and the adjacent land on the sea side of Wellington Barracks, as he considered it important that this land which was bounded on both sides by Admiralty property, should be transferred to the admiralty in case the War Office wished to dispose of it.
He was informed that at the present there was no question of surrendering this land, but that should its surrender become advisable in the future, the Admiralty would be informed,
Lemorandum A. on schere for redistribution of the Garrison,
The proposed alternative accommodation to be provided by the Colonial Goverment was generally agreed to. It was pointed out by Lieut. General Sir G.M.Kirkpatrick that the alternative accommodation for the Headquarter Offices at the Detention Barracks, Victoria, would require greatly improving and a local committee on the spot could detemine what improvements would be required,
Also Staff Officers' Quarters would have to be provided at Victoria, Possibly a site near the Detention Barracks would be suitable, Lieut. General Sir G.M.Kirkpatrick pointed out that the Kowloon Reclamation Area, near Customs Jetty, was a very important one. It was an ideal site for setting up an Ordnance Depot and of a Base to receive supplies of all sorts by sea, There were great possibilities for expansion and excellent sites existed for a seaplane base to be installed.
Hengrandum B.
After considerable discussion the meeting came to the unanimous conclusion that certain proposals put up by Major General Sir J. 8. Fowler could not be agreed to.
At Appendix A. to these minutes is a copy of a letter that it is proposed to send in reply, which embodies the results of such discussion,
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