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Mr. Bickle.
2/6/31.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Tomlinson.
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Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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MESSRS. JOHN SWIRE & SONS LTD.
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82764/1/31. Hong Kong.
DOWNING STREET,
8 June,1931.
Gentlemen,
With reference to the
letter from this Office of the
(3)
13th of February regarding the
anti-piracy guards provided by
Copy Treas. Sol., B/T & Admiralty
the Government of Hong Kong, I
am etc. to inform you that a
despatch has been received from
the Governor, in which he points
out that Messrs.
Butterfield
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(1)
and Swire in their letter.
to you you and of January, an
نا
extract from which was enclosed
in your letter to this Office of
the 28th of January, made no
charge of inefficiency or lack
of discipline on the part of the
guards, nor was any such charge
made locally, and that Messrs.
Butterfield and Swire appear,
in