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Enolosure No. 1 to China letter dated 29th November 1929, Fo. 1791/01034.

ANTI-PIRACY COMITTEL, HONGKONG

AND TERMS OF REFRENCE.

Establishment

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COMPOSITION

The proposal to establish this body was submitted in Commander-in-chief's message to Admiralty dated 18th December 1928, No. 627, and approved in Admiralty message dated 11th January 1929, No. 237.

Composition

The Committee is now constituted as follows:

Office

Holder

Commodore, Hongkong

Remarks

1. Chairman

2. Naval Staff

Officer

3. Naval Staff Officer

4. Army Staff Officer

5. Anti-Piracy

Officer

Staff Officer (0) to

Commodore, Hongkong

Staff Officer (I), Hongkong.

General Staff Officer (2) China Command (Major Hanna, R.E.)

Lieut-Commr. Powell

For communication and routeing duties.

For Stonecutters

6. W/T Adviser Major, R.M. (W/T)

7. Secretary

Secretary to Commodore, Hongkong.

Bach shipping firm oonoerned has appointed a representative to deal direct, in matters of individual detail, with the Anti-Piracy Officer. A constant liaison is thus maintained between the Committee and the companies.

Terms of Reference

The functions of the Committee are as detailed in China message No. 627 to Admiralty, modified by Admiralty message No. 237, as follows:

(a)

(b)

To co-ordinate the system of supplying guards to British ships and to deal with questions of priority of claims.

To prepare and operate a system of route ing and inter-oommunication between all British ships on

passage.

(c) To maintain close liaison with civil and police

authorities and shipping firms.

(a)

T、 make recommendations for improvements of anti- piracy measures,

(e)