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Paraphrase of Kr. Dering's telegram to Visscunt Grey
Io. 152 of 20th. Ostober, 1916.
I have the honour to invite reference to Your Lordship's
telegram No. 126. The delay in replying to this telegram was due
to the recessity fer enquiring whether missionaries residert up
scuntry had applied for liesnoes. The siamess Minister for Foreign
Affairs regrets this delay.
As a result of these enquiries it is now clear that
Spilmer has never made any application for licences for the cartriçjai
or arms in question, row detaired at Hongkong. The cartridges were
intended for a missionary named Taylor resident at Han and this
gentleman did make an application which the Siamese Government have
refused and will not grant in the future.
In addition to the cartridges there are two guns which,
so Spilman tells the Minister for Foreign Affairs, are for two
Blamere; the licences held by these Siamese have however expired
and the Siamese Government will not renew then.
The reply which His Majesty's Governmért proposes to
make to the Government of the United States of Americs therefore
meets with the concurrence of the Siamese Minister for Foreig
Affairs.
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Spilman informs the siamers Minister for Foreign. Affkira
that both gurs and cartridges were enclosed in a case of stores for
the Mission labelled sondensed milk and admits that the Customs at
Hongkong might thus be misled.
His Majesty's Consul Geroral leerre from Spilman that
be quite understands that it is impossible for him to obtain a
license and that he is quite agreeable to the removal at Hongkong
of the cartridges and arms and trusts that if possible the remainder
of the afores may then be forwarded.
(SD.) H. G. Dering.