Enclosure 1.
Code and Cypher Telegrams from the Secretary of State
to His Excellency the Governor.
283
39. 26th August
Cypher
40. 27th
.
Code
1.
Cypher
42.
Code
43. 28th
.
Code
44.
Code
Instructions re restoration of trade to normal footing. Export of commodities used in manufacture of warlike stores or of abnor mal quantities of stores to be reported. Regulating trading of enemy firms. Approv- ing proposals in (16) and (18) conditional- ly.
Censorship of correspondence of enemy firms not to be relaxed.
Instructions regarding provisions and observance of Declaration of London.
Re (20) full instructions will be cabled immediately.
Re Prize Court procedure. Disposal of cargoes on captured enemy ships.
45.
Cypher
Warning British shippers and traders against shipping goods to Silleveldt, Rotterdam.
46. 31st
Cypher
47.
Code
48. 2nd September Code
49.
Code
50
4th
Cypher
51. 5th
52. 7th
53.
Code
Cypher
Code
54. 8th
Code
55. 9th
Cypher
Normal sailings of British shipping to be maintained. Tessela not to be detained unless presence of hostile cruisers definitely ascertained.
Instructions re treatment of goods consign- ed to British merchants on enemy ships, and goods consigned to persons in enemy country.
Re (39) from Secretary of State. Merchant Tassels to obtain supplies of steam coal provided stocks are maintained in accord- ance with Naval Authorities' requirements. Telegraphing summary of important war news to Hongkong,
Censor has been authorised by Army Council to open mail baga.
Moratorium in England extended for 1 month. Name of vessel clearing with foodstuffs for Rotterdam to be telegraphed to Secretary of State.
Reply to Governor's telegram (25) conveying approval of colonial contribution to Prince of Wales Fund.
Further instructions re Prize Court. Notification regarding contraband goods is to be published.