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MESSAGE.
(This form is also to be used for Postagrams.)
To- Commander-in-Chief,
China.
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DATE 14.3.30.
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Your 462. The following conclusions have just
been reached by His Majesty's Government and cover the
point raised in (3) of your telegram. You should take
action accordingly with Governor of Hong Kong and General
Officer Commanding, keeping Admiralty fully informed.
Government decision begins it has been decided to
sanction a further extension of the provision of
regular naval and military guards for a definitely
limited period subject to the conditions (1) that the
Shipping Companies before 1st April agree to accept an
elaboration of present scheme under which Indian guards
are made available by the Colonial police authorities for the internal protection of shipping (2) that any
regular guards supplied after 31st March are paid for by the Shipping Companies in full (3) that the whole cost of the elaborated scheme including that of maintain- ing guards when not actually employed on board ship should be borne by the Companies in proportion to their require-
ments.
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for Head of M. Branch.
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