P COLOR
vo.
M.0./16866/16 H Kong
W.H.W
118
Confidential
Downing Street,
10 April, 1916.
DRAFT.
Sir,
The Secretary
G.P40.
MINUTE.
Mr. Wilson 7/4
Mr.Macnaghten 7/4/16
Mr. Collins
Mr.
Sir G. Fiddes.
Sir H. Just.
iofi
With reference to the
correspondence which terminated with
Į
your letter No. 21022/12 of the 19th
of June, 1913, I am directed by Mr.
Secretary Bonar Law to transmit to
you copies of notes which have been
received from the Commissioner of
Mr. Steel-Maitland.
Mr. Bonar Law.
11th Feb
3 March
(P.0./20868.
13 )
Enell. in
orig
ench. in orig
Weihaiwei, with their enclosures in
original, for any observations which
the Post Master General may wish to
offer. It appears to Mr. Bonar Law
to be clearly established that the mails
in question have been tampered with;
and he is disposed to think that unless
ling
the saving in time the use of the
Siberian route is considerable,
it
would