CO129-553-3 Anti-piracy measures 7-3-1935 - 4-11-1935 — Page 115

Admiralty, S.W.1.

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8th July, 193 5:

Any further communication

should be addressed to:- The Secretary of the Admiralty,

London, S.W.1.

quoting "M. 02510/35. "

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Sir,

RECEIVED Ê -8 JUL 1935

C. O. REGY

With reference to Foreign Office letter

No.F.2190/694/10 dated 13th April and previous

correspondence relating to the "piracy" of the S.S.

TUNG CHOW, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information

of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that,

arising out of the reports received in connection with

this piracy, They have had under consideration the

possibility of reinforcing the measures at present

taken to combat piracy off the China Coast. In the

view of Their Lordships, it would be advantageous if

the various questions at issue could be further

discussed by a small interdepartmental conference on

which the departments primarily concerned were

represented.

2. I am accordingly to request that if this

suggestion commends itself to the Secretary of State

he will nominate representatives accordingly.

3. Their Lordships propose that the first

meeting of the committee should be held, if possible,

towards the end of this week and, upon learning the

names of the representatives, They will cause a

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The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S. W. 1.

suitable.