CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903 — Page 485

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Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office,

"Works."

London, S.W.,

and the following number quoted.

Hong Kong 3/162. (I.G.F.l.)

Sir,

Apy

C.O.

46336

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War Office,

28 DEC 03

London, S.W.

28

December, 1903.

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Ramy здоров

With reference to your letter of the 7th

Admy August last (25263/1903), relative to the transfer of

Colonial Military land at Hong Kong from this Department

to the Admiralty in connection with the defence of that

Station, 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 the Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty have communicated to this Office a copy of

a letter dated 18th August 1903, (D.F.10440/7013) which

they have caused to be addressed to you in reply to the

letter sent to them from your Office on the 7th idem.

2. Mr. Arnold-Forster agrees with their Lordships'

view that it is not possible to separate Naval from Militar:

defence, and it appears to him that so long as Colonial

Military land is required for defence purposes it is

immaterial which Department occupies the land for such

purposes.

It is further to be recollected that certain

Military reserves were transferred to the then Board of

Ordnance which represented both services and not the

Under Secretary of State,

Army

Colonial Office.