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cases.

4.

I have

received with great

satisfaction your Confidential despatch of

X

the 7th of July wherein you inform me that

you have issued instructions that the seven

European brothels in the Colony are to be

closed at the end of the year. Such action

I regard as the first step to be taken

towards the achievement of the aim which

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I have indicated, and I would further suppesh for you

consideration

regomenā that arrangements should be made

for the European, American and Australian

Women, mentioned in your Confidential

June*

despatch of the 9th of June as practising

offered free forccos

in these houses, to be re

to their

respective countries as soon as the houses

are closed.

5.

With regard to the other classes

of brothels, I regard those containing

Chinese and Japanese prostitutes for the

use of non-Chinese clientele, including

British troops and naval ratings, as

particularly

[x No. 3