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Sir,
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Regd 17. Afr.1916
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG.
7th. March, 1916.
Adm 192835. Yeu hiss
have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 28th. February in cypher of which the follow-
-ing is a paraphrase:-
Admiralty have requested that steps should be taken to
prevent reports appearing in the newspapers of encounters between submarines and ships. Although such reports may not contain anything in themselves which the enemy do not
know the Germans take advantage of any circumstance that
may be construed as an admission that Merchmt ships have
attacked submarines otherwise than in self defence.
Reports of this kind have appeared in press in India and
proved embarassing,
The instructions will be observed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
2.7.1
Governor,&c..
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,
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