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out that while the procedure of the
censorbit Authorities
was in accndauce
with the instinctions contamect in our bits of Jujul 1415 (34826) % of 27 hové 1415 (4254312) that percedan should in petion be mesipice as indicated in the War Office note.
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a neative county to easy subject in auther neceline conating".
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belgram & despatch tottrugkong of our despatch to Shiniti, obrering
that the action of the Authorities in Hongkong
I appears to have bees in accordance with the htgrams sent to him upon their letter 14826 8 543IL (enclosis copier of the let grows but point out that he o
the four of the S.S. have now beres modify this present procedure
requested to
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thealy further general instructions shouted be issued on the subject of the portal cernship: sagy they will no doubt inform the w.0
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this Office, & consult them as
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T.CH.
15/7/16.
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responsibility fu portit
In any further communication
on the subject, please quote
No. 132215/NC.
FOREIGN OFFICE
33210
London.
REC
REG 14 JUL
July 13th, 1916.
and address—
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
Sir,
نانية
With reference to your letter No. 28591 of the 21st ulti..o relative to the censorship of malls at Hong Kong, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you, for the infomation of Mr. Secretary Bonar Law, a copy of a letter from the Director of Special Intelligence, explaining the procedure adopted by the British Censorship Authori- ties in dealing with transit letters addressed from a neutral country to enely subjects in another neutral country.
You will observe that letters are in no circum- stances returned to the senders as "not trenails:itle If they are found on examination to be harmless they are allowed to proceed to their destination, Should they for any reason be deemed to be contrary to British or
Allied interests they are merely 1.pounded by the Censorship Authorities.
I am to suggest, subject to lir. Bonar Law's concurrence, that this procedure should be explained to the Censors et Hong Kong, and that you will ceuse them to be instructed to conform to the action taken
clavorship as là tha |huper shoulders (which are not ours).
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
by