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REGE 10 DEC CC

Consular Service,U.S.A.

HongKong, 8th.November, 1900.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Sir,

I am directed to inform you that the

Department of State has consented to the attaching to my Con-

sular Staff of a representative from the Military Government

at Manila to assist this Consulate General in watching the

movements of the HongKong Philippino Junta.

The Military Governor of Manila has chos-

of the United

en for this duty Lieutenant Colonel John S.Mallory U.S.A. of

the 41st. Infantry. The following is an extract from His Excel

lency the Military Governor's instructions to Colonel Mallory

*The Consul General will present you officially to the Brit-

ish Colonial Secretary as a representative

States War Department detailed to assist and co-operate with

the Consul General in observing the movements of the Philip-

pino Junta at HongKong; and in this connection the HongKong

Government will be requested (by the Consul General) to con-

sider you for the purpose of this duty as forming a part of

the Consular establishment of the United States at HongKong."

I trust thatthis arrangement may be sat-

isfactory to the Colonial Government and that Colonel Mallory

will be looked upon as the Military Attache of this Consulate

General during his stay in HongKong. If convenient we will

call tomorrow at II.30.

I have etc.,

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