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show that there has been frequent complaints as to the Mails to the East við Siberia having been tampered with, the allegation being that the Japanese had made
quite a fine art of tampering with Mails and postal correspondence, The General Post Office have throughout taken the line that the allegations as to regularities
were exaggerated.
I should say that there was no doubt that the envelopes now sent had been tampered with in some way and if, as in the case to which Mr. Smith refers, the outer envelopes show no signs of being tampered with, the most likely inference is that specialists were at
work.
we should send
I suggest that, at any rate for the present,/no secret and e confidential despatches, which have reference to war
matters, við Siberian route. The saving in time which this route effects under peace conditions met be greatly diminished under war conditions. I note that the Mail now in question left on the 29th of Jamary and is answered on the 3rd of March, so it probably took about
5 weeks. But with the advent of Spring and the uncertain- ty as to the future of the campaign in Russia, the risk
of loss of Mails on the Siberian route seems to me to
Ansible advantage jatte
outweigh any ikke.possibill of saving time.
Mr. Grange, Mr. Smith, S.R.2 and Eastern Department
note
should know the decision arrived at and when our action has been settled we had better send the present note and enclosures to the Post Office with reference to the previous correspondence.
Registic later
MW
Wilso
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M. Robins
TCM. 20/2/16.
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there is 115 is much quicker.
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