hat (a) the guille
was open and
if some appreciation of
the feat
of the Venning's offices would
(b) the deck officers were not carrying
their arms
hot clea
that
matter.
It is
that the ship was at the moment subject to the H. Khong regulations, but, whether this was 10 or not, the fact that thave two precautions (as a (0) laid doere
by
Those regu
were neglected shows that The initial success of the pirates was not any argument against the
theone reguês.
Efficacy of
Supposing, however, the officers
to blame for neglect in the first instance, they still acted very
in recovering the shife
Sallantly
& it would be very desirable, if poriber, to recognize this fact-
The foot a the S.CP. have been
suspected of
want
of sympathy
with ships' officees whore lives
are
at stakes in these peracies
We might lete patch as in
correct this
wrong
in pession. 95
My
draft?
Ge
24./1.26
Bee of Blato.
Tthink we might belegeeft.
prepared by bir ffrindle. As the
matter comes before C. 1. D
desirable tomorrow, it is very
I perouble toyot the foremos
reply by Comessand
24.11.76