TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESU!
"CANCOM. SoWEET, LONDON."
TELEPHORE NO: VICTORIA 6598.
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7830 is LINES!
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Trade Clearing House,
Temporary Offices, 7878
Princes Houd
REG 17 FEB 15 59, Palace Street,
THP/CET
Westminster,
S.W.
1915
559
Dear Sir,
I enclose a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Imperial Continental Gas Association from their agent in Flushing. Such reports are being used in Germany as grounds for retaliation in the form of confiscating the property of British firms possessing property or interests in Germany.
If the Colonial Office could give a categorical denial of
these allegations the Imperial Continental Gas Association could,
by means of their German agents (who are men of considerable stan.
ding in the business world in Germany) counteract the report, and
thus help to protect British interests in that country.
I may mention that this matter was brought to our notice by
e member of our staff, and it seemed to us that it was our duty
to bring it before the Colonial Office.
Trusting that you will not consider that we are going out-
side our province in taking this step,
Yours very truly,
P. S.
Ruson
I enclose a short memorandum on the above subject.
F. G. A. Butler, Esq.,
Colonial office.