CO129-498-1 Indepartmental conference on Piracy- report 12-1-1926 - 20-4-1926 — Page 71

Telegrams-“ SHIPMINDER, PARL, LONDON." Telephone-VICTORIA 8740 Ext.

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to :-

The Assistant Secretary,

Mercantile Marine Department,

(address as opposite)

and the following number quoted :-

M. 3373.

NATIONAL

FOR DIS

SCHEING NEW

DISABLED

MERCANTILE MARINE DEPARTMENT,

BOARD OF TRADE,

3, SANCTUARY BUILDINGS,

C.: 1003

12 JAN 1926

59

GREAT SMITH STREET,

LONDON, S.W.1.

12th January, 1926.

gir,

With reference to your letter of the 7th January, Adry c/58126/25, I am directed by the Board of Trade to

state that Captain F.W. Bate and Mr. H. Leak will

represent them at the Interdepartmental Conference to

discuss certain matters relating to the prevention of

piracy in waters adjacent to Hong Kong, at 3 p.m. on

Wednesday next.

A copy of the Report on certain experiments

with automatic wireless apparatus is enclosed, and

the Board's representatives will be in a position te

inform the Conference how this matter stands.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

C.H. Grimoras

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