C. O.
Mr. Costar. 9/8/35.
Mr. Gent.
Mr.
Sir C. Parkinson.
q
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
1st enc. to (22).
HONG KONG.
No. Cout dental
OAG
Governor-
53557/35. Hong Kong.
leead
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1936
it is contemplated that there sh-by fulton checassion
FURTHER ACTION.
Copy to Board of
Trade and Admir-
ff.
slty /2.55.
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Sir,
2540
Downing Street.
August, 1935.
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I have etc. to refer to
Sir Frederick Dreyer's confidential
despatch No. 494/1034 of the 28th of
March, 1935, addressed to the Admiralty,
a copy of which has been forwarded to
you, on the subject of the recent
piracy of the s.s. "Tungchow".
2. It is Proposed
oposed to disease
In conjunction with the competent
Departments here, with the commercial on the decuralsbly of
interests concerned, the inauguration
voluntary
inangmaking of a/system of granting certificates
вную
B.).
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2.0.
3/
to ships which are adequately protected
against piracy. Only one class of
certificate would be issued, and not
three as proposed by the Commander-in-
Chief in his despatch under reference,
and the issue would be conditional
upon
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