CO129-566-15 Royal Naval Hospital- proposed site 4-4-1938 - 4-4-1938 — Page 15

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53529/38 Hong Kong.

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Pilbeam

Mr.

Mr.

Sout

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10/8/38.

Js

Mr.

Sır H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Corsed

Sir,

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Downing Street,

August, 1938.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG

No.

GOV.

260.

FURTHER ACTION.

AV

Gary Many of Copy

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Copy to adiny. (ro)

I have etc. to refer to your

despatch No. 375 of the 9th May regarding

the site of the proposed Naval Hospital

inform you

at Hong Kong and to GITCLOSE eepy of a

letter from the Admiralty on the subject.

$11 be seen from this

letter that the Lords Commissioners of

State test bley

the Admiralty understand that the Colonial

Government regard the ten years period of

the Admiralty options as expiring in

Their Lordships

September 1939 and that they will find

difficulty in the existing pressure of

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re-armament

of

services, in commencing the

lding a new hospital at Hong Kong so

building a

soon

ho

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immediately as would warrant taking up

the

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