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Paraphrase of CYPHER telegram
From.
To.
Date.
...Governor, Hongkong.
.Secretary of State.
.....12th. December, 1914.
The Consul-General for the United States has
enquired of me whether rubber from the Dutch East Indies and the
Philippines and such neutral countries consigned to the United
States will be interfered with in transit through Hongkong (1)
if it is transhipped here and (2) if it is passing through here without transhipment. The reply given has been non-committal.
Should the ruber be allowed to pass under these
conditions ↑ And if so, may the U.S.A.Consul-General be assured
that no change will be made in this policy without dus notice
and that shipments will be allowed to pass if they were made be-
-fore such notice ↑
It is anticipated that the rubber will
go by other routes if this permission is refused.
May.