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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED

FUELNAME "CROWN. LONDON."

TELEPHONE 7790 VICTORIA

CROWN

AGENTS

FOR

4

MILLBANK.

RES

21235

101

REL. 27 APR 20

WESTMINSTER.

LONDON. S.W. 1.

sir,

27th. April 1920

I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter No.15865 dated 8th. April

asking on behalf of the Army Council for

particulars of cables laid at Hong Kong by the

Colonial Authorities.

2.

20

In reply I transmit for the information

of the Secretary of State the enclosed copy of a

letter from Messrs,Preece Cardew & Rider, and

attached particulars of a cable laid in 1915 and

others in course of construction.

3.

We have no further information concerning

cables at Hong Kong, and anything more, if required,

would have to be obtained from the Dolony.

Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

S.7.1.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servant,

Wol Paton

for Crown Agents,