CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 29

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A copy of this letter has been sent to the

FOREIGN OFFICE.

M.2904.

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kytary,

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sir,

Admiralty,

22nd November 1917 .

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In reply to your letter of the

You

instant, No. 55291, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request that you will inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that they see no reason for differing from the view of the Commodore, Hong Kong,

concurred in by the Governor, that the use of

Hong Kong as a base for Japanese fishermen

would be inconvenient.

There is no information in this

Department why the Japanese wish to use Hong

Kong in this way.

am,

Sir.

!

Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

Your obedient Servant,

171 vicholm

for Secretary