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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Maiesty's Government?

SECRET.

Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence. March 1913.

COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

MINUTES OF THE 122ND MEETING, FEBRUARY 6, 1913.

Present:

The Right Ilon. II. H. ASQUITH, M.P., Prime Minister (in the Chair).

Colonel the Hon. JAMES ALLEN, Minister of Defence, Dominion of New Zealand. The Right Hon. VISCOUNT MORLEY, O.M.,

Lord President of the Council.

The Right Hon. L. HARCOURT, M.P.,

Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Right Hon. W. S. CHURCHILL, M.P.,

First Lord of the Admiralty. Admiral II.S.H. PRINCE LOUIS OF BATTEN-

BERG, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., A.D.C., First Sea Lord of the Admiralty.

Vice-Admiral Sir JOHN JELLICOE, K.C.B.,

K.C.V.O., Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty. Vice-Admiral Sir II. B. JACKSON, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., Chief of the War Staff.

The Right Hon. H. L. SAMUEL, M.P., Post-

master-General.

Sir ALEXANDER KING, K.C.B., Secretary

of the Post Office.

The Right Hon. Viscount HALDANE OF

CLOAN, Lord Chancellor.

The Right Hon. R. MCKENNA, M.P.,

Secretary of State for Home Affairs. The Most Hon. the MARQUESS OF CREWE, K.G., Secretary of State for India. Colonel the Right Hon. J. E. B. SEELY, D.S.O., M.P., Secretary of State for War.

Brigadier-General D. HENDERSON, C.B., D.S.O., Director of Military Training, General Staff.

The Right Hon. SYDNEy Buxton, M.P., President of the Board of Trade. Sir HUBERT LLEWELLYN SMITH, K.C.B., Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade.

The Right Hon. Walter RunciMAN, M.P., President of the Board of Agriculture. ROBERT CHALMERS, K.C.B., Secretary

SIR

The Right Hon. Sir ARTHUR NICOLSON, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., Permanent Under-Secretary Sir of State for Foreign Affairs.

Sir

EYRE CROWE, K.C.M.G., C.B., Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Admiral of the Fleet Lord FISHER OF KILVERSTONE, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O.

of the Treasury.

LAURENCE GUILLEMARD, K.C.B., Chairman of the Board of Customs and Excise.

Viscount ESHER, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson,

G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., V.C.

Captain M. P. A. Hankey, C.B., Secretary.

I.-NAVAL POLICY IN THE PACIFIC.

THE PRIME MINISTER said that it gave him great pleasure to welcome Colonel Alles, the Minister of Defence in New Zealand, and to have his assistance in the deliberations of the Committee.

In view of the short time which had elapsed

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