COPY.
PARAPHRASE.
A.M. 134.
SECRET.
132
Cipher telegram from Commodore, Hong Kong,
to Admiralty, repeated C. in C. China.
Received 1414 30/1/27.
97 Reference your 248.
(a)
(6)
(c)
It is possible to form present landing ground Kowloon approximately L shape of minimum width 100 yards at cost of £4,000 in 3 or 4 months. This ground is now requisite length in north and south direction, but along most useful slant in cross direction is only about 490 yards. In its present condition ground can be used får Flycatchers and in some states of weather for 3 D's. To complete,
To complete, necessary to cover Nullah and fill low areas amounting to 15,000 cubic yards in the aggregate.
Do not consider it either desirable or necessary to go outside defence lines for the present.
Recommend that all available energy be used to develop present ground.