Hold-Forster's suggestion.
[It is rather late in the day to make this suggestion as we were warned in the letter of 3rd Sept last.]
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Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to
The Under Secretary of State, War Office, London, S.W., and the following number quoted. 083/3982 (M.S.1.)
War Office, London, S.W. February, 1904.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to inform you that his attention has been drawn to the new arrangement for administering the Government of Hong Kong in the absence of the Governor, which was notified to this Department in your letter of the 7th October last, No: 35612/1903.
Under this arrangement a Dormant Commission has been issued placing the administration of the Government in such a case in the hands of the Colonial Secretary instead of the General Officer Commanding the Troops as hitherto.
Mr. Arnold-Forster is aware that this is a reversion to the arrangement which was in force until 1896, but it seems to him to be open to two chief objections
In the first place he considers that, as the chief purpose of the retention of Hong Kong is its strategic value as a Naval Base, it is desirable that the General Officer, who is responsible for the defence of the
Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, S. W.
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Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to---
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War Office,
London, S.W.
February, 1904.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for
War to inform you that his attention has been drawn to
the new arrangement for administering the Government
of Hong Kong in the absence of the Governor, which was
notified to this Department in your letter of the 7th
W0-0 October last, No: 35612/1903.
Under this arrangement a Dormant Commission
has been issued placing the administration of the
Government in such a case in the hands of the Colonial
instead of the General Officer Commanding the
Troops as hitherto.
Secretary,
Mr. Arnold-Forster is aware that this is a
reversion to the arrangement which was in force until
1896, but it seems to him to be open to two chief
objections
In the first place he considers that, as the
chief purpose of the retention of Hong Kong is its
strategic value as a Naval Base, it is desirable that the
General Officer, who is responsible for the defence of
the
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
S. W.
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