CO129-553-3 Anti-piracy measures 7-3-1935 - 4-11-1935 — Page 40

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Mr. Costar. 9/8/35.

Mr. Gent.

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

q

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

1st enc. to (22).

HONG KONG.

No. Cout dental

OAG

Governor-

53557/35. Hong Kong.

leead

=

1936

it is contemplated that there sh-by fulton checassion

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Board of

Trade and Admir-

ff.

slty /2.55.

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Sir,

2540

Downing Street.

August, 1935.

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I have etc. to refer to

Sir Frederick Dreyer's confidential

despatch No. 494/1034 of the 28th of

March, 1935, addressed to the Admiralty,

a copy of which has been forwarded to

you, on the subject of the recent

piracy of the s.s. "Tungchow".

2. It is Proposed

oposed to disease

In conjunction with the competent

Departments here, with the commercial on the decuralsbly of

interests concerned, the inauguration

voluntary

inangmaking of a/system of granting certificates

вную

B.).

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2.0.

3/

to ships which are adequately protected

against piracy. Only one class of

certificate would be issued, and not

three as proposed by the Commander-in-

Chief in his despatch under reference,

and the issue would be conditional

upon

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