20 AUG 1924
Sir,
21 August, 1924.
DRAFT.
SECRETARY, IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD MINUTE.
Mr. Gent. 19.8.24.
Sir H. Read.
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Lord Arnold.
Mr. Thomas.
I am directed to ack[nowledge] the receipt of your letter of the 7th August regarding the problem of piracy in certain waters adjacent to the Colony of Hong Kong, and to inform you that your suggestion for the deletion of the reference to the inefficiency of a certain class of ships' officers on the China coast which had been recorded in the Note of the proceedings of the Conference held at this Dept. on the 10th July has been referred to Mr. Fletcher.
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Sir,
21 August, 1924.
DRAFT.
HEJECRETARY,
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I'PERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD
MINUTE.
Mr. Gent.
19. 8.24.
3. Collins 20
Sir H. Read.
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Lord Arnold,
Mr. Thomas.
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closure in 37649.
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I am etc. to ack, tne
receipt of your letter of the 7th
August regarding the problem of piracy
/certain waters adjacent to the Colony
of Hong Kong, and to inform you that
your suggestion for the deletion of
the reference to the inefficiency of
a cer.ain class of ships' officers
on the China coast wlion had been
recorded in the Note of the proceed-
ings of the Conference eld at tuis
Dept. on the 10th July has been
reforred to Mr.Fletcher.
2.
Mr.Fletcher has replied
the pompose of
that he appreciates your suggestion
and t
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he has put forward an
alternative versionin substitution
kor
the passage to which you take
exception.
The alternative is as
follows:-
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