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Mr. Wiseman
Many 19 vol. 1
May 17 section 1/should not go to Hong,
and 1 should be glad if you would note down any
other papers in this series which seem doubt-:
ful as regards the desirability of communicating
them to Sir F. Lugard. You will see from earlier
papers that we nave occasionally omitted certain
prints on instructions from the S. of S.
Mr Colline
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Mr. Fiddes
1 am rather unhappy about the present system
of sending out these prints to H. Kong. A previous paper
similar to May 17 section was omitted from the prints
sent to H. X. by emphatic instructions of the S. of S.
invant t
tainly not
Pr.
Hitherto the prints have been sent out in a complete
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bound form, and though it is unlikely that the Gov.
would wade through them again in bound volunas,
ong"
it is obvious that we not not to sono out volume s
containing suppressed prints. This then we must stop
in any case.
Sed
Whenever I look at these bundles of prints, I
some which, in my opinion, ought not to 20
out of the Office. Generally they have no bearing
on H.. affairs. For all I know, Sir F. Lugard may
lut as the tomb
be tiba-soul, mabubusowoŠign, and may never shew any
of these prints to any one,
or talk to any one about
what they contain. But/he has snewn Som 3 indiscre- ;
tion of a Germanophil sind ( trying to
in the matter of
get Chinese indentured coolies for Samoa Jan
If discretion is
Sand
his wife is a distinguished journalist, or was.
to be exercised, it is scarcely
fair on this Dept. to have to read through tresa
large bundles about all sorts of subjects, and
consider which papers can go out. The F. G. have
to study the papers in any case, and they might
do the selection withou, trouble. On the otuer
we do not wish to hint the slightest distrust of
nand
the 30v. - we have nothing that can be so described.
5.D. forivately
I am inclined to suggest that we should ask 2.0.
not to send the oound volumes, and not to send separ→ !
ate prints which do not directly or indirectly con-