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hat (a) the guille

was open and

if some appreciation of

the feat

of the Venning's offices would

(b) the deck officers were not carrying

their arms

hot clea

that

matter.

It is

that the ship was at the moment subject to the H. Khong regulations, but, whether this was 10 or not, the fact that thave two precautions (as a (0) laid doere

by

Those regu

were neglected shows that The initial success of the pirates was not any argument against the

theone reguês.

Efficacy of

Supposing, however, the officers

to blame for neglect in the first instance, they still acted very

in recovering the shife

Sallantly

& it would be very desirable, if poriber, to recognize this fact-

The foot a the S.CP. have been

suspected of

want

of sympathy

with ships' officees whore lives

are

at stakes in these peracies

We might lete patch as in

correct this

wrong

in pession. 95

My

draft?

Ge

24./1.26

Bee of Blato.

Tthink we might belegeeft.

prepared by bir ffrindle. As the

matter comes before C. 1. D

desirable tomorrow, it is very

I perouble toyot the foremos

reply by Comessand

24.11.76