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Rea 14 DEC 14
PARAPHRASE
TELEGRAM. The Governor of HongKong to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies.
(Received Colonial Office 9.15 p.m.12th December, 1914)
December 12th.
United States Consul General has asked me
whether rubber consigned to the United States from
neutral countries such as Dutch possessions and the
Philippine Islanda will be interfered with in
HongKong firstly if it is transshipped here and
secondly if it goes through without transshipment.
I have returned a non-committal reply.
Should such rubber be allowed to pass and
if so may United States Consul General be given
assurances that this policy will not be altered
without notice and that shipments made before notice will be allowed to pass?
It is probable that the rubber will be sent
by other routes if this permission is refused.
MAY.