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21 August, 1924.
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I'PERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD
MINUTE.
Mr. Gent.
19. 8.24.
3. Collins 20
Sir H. Read.
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Lord Arnold,
Mr. Thomas.
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closure in 37649.
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I am etc. to ack, tne
receipt of your letter of the 7th
August regarding the problem of piracy
/certain waters adjacent to the Colony
of Hong Kong, and to inform you that
your suggestion for the deletion of
the reference to the inefficiency of
a cer.ain class of ships' officers
on the China coast wlion had been
recorded in the Note of the proceed-
ings of the Conference eld at tuis
Dept. on the 10th July has been
reforred to Mr.Fletcher.
2.
Mr.Fletcher has replied
the pompose of
that he appreciates your suggestion
and t
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he has put forward an
alternative versionin substitution
kor
the passage to which you take
exception.
The alternative is as
follows:-
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