CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 217

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French Gandoat "INCORSTART" is present and has

British Conml thinks that the

been there several weeks.

French are keeping a gunboat at akhoi in accordance with a loscl arrangement proposed in 1923 that French should arrange for protection of British interests in khoi, and that British should do the arme for French intereste

Hot how; this was reported to the British and French Authoritter; the French ogreed but the dritish Consul states our attitude has been Acfined up to prenant.

I was unable to aspartain whether telegraph communigation system from rakhoi was in working order or broken down. The normal route is by lend wire to rongking and then by cable.

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I return herewith copy of report of H.k. Sub- marine "L. 38′′ dated ärd July and copies of conmlar desṛatches dated 20th June an- 5th July which were attached to my soiling orders,

(Egd)

J.C. MOTTON.

Commander (in command).

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