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Folios 120-140: Letter from Admiralty (signed George Tryon), dated 31 October 1883...

Catalogue reference: ADM 125/108/21

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This record is about the Folios 120-140: Letter from Admiralty (signed George Tryon), dated 31 October 1883... dating from 1883 Oct 31 in the series Admiralty: China Station: Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 125/108/21
Date
1883 Oct 31
Description

Folios 120-140: Letter from Admiralty (signed George Tryon), dated 31 October 1883 to Vice Admiral Willes CB, China, regarding the proposed foundation of a local naval defence force, which includes a schedule (folio 122) and letters from the Admiralty and the Colonial Secretary on the matter (folios 123-131), a report from the commission regarding the formation of a local Naval Defence Force at Hong Kong, which encloses a letter by the Harbour Master (folios 133-138) as well as a copy of a letter from the Admirralty regarding the proposed foundation of a local naval defence force.

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The National Archives, Kew
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19973082/

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ADM 125

Admiralty: China Station: Correspondence

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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies

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Admiralty: China Station: Correspondence

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The Treaty Ports in China and Japan. (Described at item level)

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Folios 120-140: Letter from Admiralty (signed George Tryon), dated 31 October 1883...

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