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His Excellency,

81r.

"TAMAR" at Hong Kong.

18th October 1917.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Excellency's letter of 17th October

and enclosure.

I have telegraphed the report of the

Committee to the Commander in Chief.

2. I regret that I am in entire disagreement

with the report for the reasons stated to Your

Excellency in my letters No.024 of 13th and 23rd June.

The Committee apparently still decline to

make any definite statement and wish to be arbiters

of local and Imperial requirements.

4. I urge Your Excellency to cause the

Committee to give a definite opinion and to state whether or not any more ships on the China Voast can

be spared without prejudicing the vital requiremente of Hong Kong and to impress upon the Committee the urgency of the situation which is as indicated in paragraphs 3 and 4 of my letter of 18th June and which the Committee do not yet appear to recognise fully.

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I have &o.

H.G. Sandeman COMMODORE.

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The Governor and Commander in Chief,

HONG KONG.