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TRADE AND TREATY.
PARAPHRASE, Sir E. Dering. (Bangkok) March 20th, 1916.
No.62.
March 20th, 1916.
March 21st, 1916.
Referring to my telegram 60.
My American colleague new writes that he presumes
ban against Schmidt will be removed because of the
attitude of the Government of Hong Kong who have
recently permitted 25 parcels by post and other
shipments from Japan for Schmidt to pass the Colony. He hopes that Schmidt's name willbe now removed from
the Black List.
I have no knowledge of the alleged action at Hong Kong but hardly credit it.
The United States Minister states that he was
instructed to investigate Schmidt's bona-fides and
that he has formally recognized that Schmidt being
a genuine merchant and agent, is entitled to American
official assistance. My opinion is opposed to that
of the United States Minister and the enclosure in my
despatch 29 political series appears to confirm it.
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