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Mr. Travers

Mr. Bickle

16/3/36.

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Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Secretary of State.

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53685/36 Hong Kong

DOWNING STREET,

23 March, 1936.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

GOVERNOR

53686/35)

I have etc. to refer to

Thomas

Sir Wilfrid Southorn's confidential

despatch of the 28th August, 1935,

the subject of the local Naval Volunteer

Fr. Admiralty, 2.3.36.

(No.1)

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Admiralty,

L.F.

Д

bony to adung. (3)

Defence Force/and to transmit to you

for your consideration a copy of a

1

letter from the Admiralty on this

subject.

2. I concur in the views

expressed by the Lords Commissioners

Cutes

of the Admiralty in this matter and I

trust that in the light of these views

1

sel oul-

and of the statement of policy referred

to in paragraph 6 of the letter, the

Government of Hong Kong will not

maintain its objection against

enacting an Ordinance on the lines of

the