CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911 — Page 205

003/4647. (M.0.3.).

Sir,

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Rraf 10 NOV !!

"Novob ur, 1911.

I un commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter K. of today's date, transmitting a request from the Lords foumissioners of the Admiralty that troops shall be held in readiness at Hone Yone for irmediate despatch to hunghal.

In reply I am to say that the Mouncil have instructed the oneral Officer furrunding the Troops South China to hold all available troops in readiness for dospatch if so directed by the Covertor of lung Kong.

I am to explain that the detail of troops

time avuild le is reported by the demoral Officer forending

South China to be as follows:-

British Infantry

Native

300 (with 4 roxin/ ams)

Royal Garrison Artillery-80 (with 4 pountain guns and

ammunition colvăm) Foyal Engineers

with details of Royal Army Medical Corps and Army Servico

Corys.

I am bo add that the Coimcil concur in the proposal that the fomodore at Hong Kong shall be directed tomake the necessary arrangements as to transport.

the Secretary,

Admiralty,

I am, sir,

Your cheident fortant,

Ended:

Whitehall, ..

"So Stward

Copies being sent to India Office

Foreign Office & Colonial Office"