'File 9-B/4 Naval and Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship' [‎10r] (19/64)

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iinlntry ot Foreign iffftire
dftreiureiaarA reiftce,
Deocfiib^rp 19 4
/^oniileur 1« :41nlBtre t
J hiive the honour to Inform Your Hioelletfeiy thwt the
^Inlfetry of Peleanoe propoee to eend p around the middle of the
next aonth f )K.4.d. Angthong under tile coa Mind of doamander l^uang
Charoen rAjaimva with a party of armil officer* and aen on board
on a crulae to Trieste, 11*ly, with a vice to taking d« 11 eery of
the seven blaaese torpedo boats and the two iHne~ij*yer* 9 which
are now being coiutrueted In It«ly. On the return journey It Is
sn'ang&o that H.< .b. tag thong will firrt eccort f ur Torpedo host
(hofc.lw, b'l 9 tr2 ami S4) and the two dlno^^ttyorg (Boa* 1 and 2) to
Bombay 9 «nd will, froa thst point, return to aaco^pany the three
Torpedo i.oata (f^os. £1, 38 mnd 3-3) between ld«m fmd erbst.
on the 20th January 19:7, ami on hex' w«y will call at various
foreign ports for the purpo?;e of taking supplies of fuel and
provisions. I beg to enolose herewith, for your infomatlon,
the prograase of H. . tngthong 1 s outw rd and Inward hounds as
well as tho^e of U»e seven Torpedo boats and the two Jlino~hajrer».
I shall be much obliged if Your Excellency would be
good enough to acquaint the British Authorities of the different
ports of oail with the above inforwatlon and to add that, as the
visits to the various ports «re for the purpose of obtntnlng
supplies only, It Is requested that all official receptions
should be dispensed with.
His Excellency
Sir Jo&Uih ^rot-by, h.i . ■•, b.T.
etc., etc., etc.,
Bangkok.
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