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Mr.
Sır H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
Corsed
Sir,
15
Downing Street,
August, 1938.
DRAFT.
HONG KONG
No.
GOV.
260.
FURTHER ACTION.
AV
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I have etc. to refer to your
despatch No. 375 of the 9th May regarding
the site of the proposed Naval Hospital
inform you
at Hong Kong and to GITCLOSE eepy of a
letter from the Admiralty on the subject.
$11 be seen from this
letter that the Lords Commissioners of
State test bley
the Admiralty understand that the Colonial
Government regard the ten years period of
the Admiralty options as expiring in
Their Lordships
September 1939 and that they will find
difficulty in the existing pressure of
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re-armament
of
services, in commencing the
lding a new hospital at Hong Kong so
building a
soon
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immediately as would warrant taking up
the
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