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His Mergey
experience Wither
aphersirat.
वाद
There could not be a higher authority
on the subject of Port Administration, though Sir David Owens age is at first sight a drawback
and he lacks overseas (and particularly oriental)
experience. As regards his age, we can be assured
by the opinion of the Board of Trade that he is
still in full vigour, though it is unfortunate
that if he is to visit the Colony within the next
7 few months, he will be there at the most trying
season of the year (although it is also the season
which may provide the Commissioners with useful
direct evidence of the effects of typhoons in
the harbour.) It will be recalled too that
Mr. Clauson in his minute of the 5th January on
the 1939 file has expressed doubts as to whether
the Port of London Authority (which was for many
years run by Sir David Owen
the repositor
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of all wisdom on the subject of Port Administration.
I submit draft reply to Sir J. Foley and also draft
to Sir L. Browett.
? When Sir J. Foley has returned the
enclosures in Sir C. Parkinson's letter of the
20th January (there is a shortage of spare copies),
Sir A. Burns should send copies of the correspondence
to Sir C. Bottomley, saying that we shall shortly
be consulting the Crown Agents about the selection
of a suitable engineer with harbour experience,
to accompany, as Assessor, Sir David Owen or
whoever is appointed to conduct the enquiry.
Gürg.
Sir G. Gater probably knows
Sind. Owen. If so, after man
require amendment.
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