CO129-577-5 Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinance 1939 4-7-1939 - 28-12-1939 — Page 15

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(*3936--150)

Wt. 46262-29

30.000 3/39 T.S.

695

C. O.

Mr. Bickle 4/10

Mr. Andrews

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

R.A.C. Noth, Esq

ALL SMITE, KSC

(Hong Kong).

5/10

53685/39 Hong Kong.

S-o for Mr. Gent's signature.

anoo

Dear Smith,

12 October, 1939.

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I have been asked to send

you a line on a small point arising

け

It ong liong

out of the transmission of

of/prdinances

for the signification of His Majesty's

pleasure.

It appears that the despatches

sending home ordinances seldom contain

a reference to any earlier correspondence

that may have passed concerning them

and in one or two cases

*Ath some time and trouble would have

FURTHER ACTION.

been saved in the Colonial Office if

One such

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such references had been given. case

was

in point is Hong Kong despatch No.466 of

the 4th July forwarding the Naval

Volunteer and Defence Ordinance.

It

Would