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No. 83643

10

It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office,

London, S. W.

A vacancy being about to occur in the Coldstream Guards which would be available for the absorption of Captain J. I. Stirling who is serving as Aide-de-Camp to Sir W. Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong-

I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Marquis Lansdowne would be glad to learn whether there is any probability of this officer vacating his present appointment during the current year, and if so on what date.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant

Under Secretary of State

WAR OFFICE,

18th May 1897

REG 19 MAY 17

LONDON, S.W.

Page 10

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No. 83643 10 It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to- The Under Secretary of State, War Office, London, S. W. A vacancy being about to occur in the Coldstream Guards which would be available for the absorption of Captain J. I. Stirling who is serving as Aide-de-Camp to Sir W. Robinson, Governor of Hong Kong- I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Marquis Lansdowne would be glad to learn whether there is any probability of this officer vacating his present appointment during the current year, and if so on what date. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant Under Secretary of State WAR OFFICE, 18th May 1897 REG 19 MAY 17 LONDON, S.W. Page 10 The original response is already in HTML format using `` for paragraphs. However, to improve it, I made the following changes: 1. Corrected spelling errors (`comunication` to `communication`, `baptain` to `Captain`, `Stirling` was misspelled as `Sterling`, `empomation` is likely `information`, `oppier` to `officer`, `racating` to `vacating`, `derving` is likely `during`, `enrount` to `current`, `Colonial Office` was not in the original text but `Under Secretary f Colonial Office` is likely `Under Secretary of State`). 2. Fixed spacing issues and hyphenation artifacts. 3. Rejoined broken sentences. 4. Restored paragraph breaks where necessary. 5. Ensured that the file reference format is correct (not applicable in this case). 6. Preserved page numbering lines as per the instructions. The changes made improve the readability and accuracy of the text while adhering to the given instructions.
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No. 83643

10

It is requested that in any further comunication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office,

London, S. W.

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