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who was present

at the meeting with

and Sir thugard,

the new Governor, bring

prosent, and fir m.

gave his views of the dulget, Nathan spoke strongly

on the present position

that

~

and the representative of the War Dept

undertook

promised that

another half

battalion should be

sent to Stong kong

September, Your

W

present letter however

falls

undertaking

short of that

promise, and hord

Elgui desin's

to say

me

that he

has already stated

that the gamson

of Hongkong is dangerously weak

in the opinion of

all his

that

has

advisers,-

the fact

not been

denied by

the

441

Army Council and

remforcements have bom definitely

promised by

them

& that if thege

Ampr

not forthcoming

he cannot exprss

any approval f

of

the arrangements but the noponsibility

for

them

must

remain with the

Corneil