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CHINA.

Powers and

Authority of the Naval Commander

in-Chief.

(Previous

Reference: Cabinet 31 (29), Con- clusion 3.)

4. The Cabinet had before them a Note by the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty (Paper C.P.-181 (28) )

circulated in the absence of the First Lord,

setting forth the powers and authority delegated to Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, the Naval

Commander-in-Chief in China.

The Cabinet decided that they ought to

have the observations of the Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs before taking formal note of

the First Sea Lord's Paper, and the Prime

Minister instructed the Secretary to submit the

matter to him for the Agenda Paper for the next

weekly Meeting.

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