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3. In view of the reported
efficacy of the protection in Hong Kong
waters provided by the presence of a
police vessel, apart from the
effectiveness of the intermittent
patrol by a naval vessel, the Governor
is being asked to consider whether a
Latrol
more complete police centret of
territorial waters is desirable and
practicable, assuming that it is still
considered by H.M.G. to be inadvisable
to detach
sufficient naval vessels to
maintain more than the intermittent
daylight patrol at present authorised.
You
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would
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Mr. MacDonald be grateful
the observations of Lord Halifax on
this question.
5. Copies of this letter and of
the enclosed despatch are being sent to
the Admiralty and the Mercantile Marine
Department of the Board of Trade.
I am,
etc.
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