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May 1, 1897
Foreign Office,
April 28, 1897
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Ford Cough...
W°82 Communique April 17
I am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the accompanying copy of despatch respecting a subsidy to the North German Lloyd for their service to the Far East, as marked in the margin.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,