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DEPARTIENTAL
Decypher Sir C, Gren 'Tokio) December 7th 1915.
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No.504.
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December 7th 1915.
8th
Your telegram No.379,
Indians are believed to be still in house or
in some neighbouring house and watch has been kept continuously on the whole block over since with a view to their arrest if they should come out. While they remain there therefore they are inviolate and if as 1s possible they have left unobserved all
Even traces of them have been lost for the moment. if they are eventually arrested they are liable to no punishment other than being put forcibly on board
a steamer.
Prosent situation may last for some time and as it seems undesirable to retain "Atlas" indefinitely at Nagasaki especially as Admiral has telegraphed to mo asking when she will return I would suggest that I should be authorised to release her. I may add (group undecypherable) privately that although Minister for Foreign Affairs asscnted Admiralty do not at all like the idea of a ship under Japanesc Flag being searched and mon taken off by "Atlas", In the circumstances therefore I would suggest that if men are eventually arrosted they should be deportad
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