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With the town of Kowloon under British jurisdiction, efficient police administration should obviate the necessity of maintaining a considerable military force on the mainland solely for the protection of the works and stores there from the outbreak of an uncontrolled population. The growth of Kowloon is one of the several elements of the question that have materially changed since the Colonial Defence Committee last considered it ten years ago.

4. The Committee would now press on the Government the desirability of taking the action contemplated in the Foreign Office letter of the 9th December, 1895.

M. NATHAN, Secretary,

(Signed)

November 10, 1896.

Colonial Defence Committee.

S.S.W. approves, Mejrafat,

in Hong Kong.

and

3√2290

96

has addressed the Foreign Office on the subject Honey Kory 5/4918

CO. should take action

this matter

2.0. send to C.D.C. Cetter from F.D. (28/12/96)

5. atzing that it would not be advisable

communicative & the finere

any

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Government on the subject of the Extension the boundaries of Houything winter sending questions with regard & the Burmah Frontier and was. - River are disposed of. (WP. 20. Houghong 5/4760/96.)

PRINTED AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE BY J. W. HARRISON.—12/11/96.

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