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Any further communication on the subject, please quote No. 39645/43.

Address: The Controller, Foreign Trade Department. Telephone: Gerrard 8640.

FOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT,
LANCASTER House,
C O
ST. JAMES,
S.W.
1st May, 1916.

RECO
Secretary,
Sir,

REB 4 MAY 16]

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London on the subject of the detention of numerous cable messages since the middle of February last, between Messrs. Sulzer Frères S.A. of Winterthur, Switzerland, and their branch in Kobe, Japan.

Assuming that the messages referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr Secretary Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence.

The Swiss firm of Sulzer Frères is not on the general Black List, and their branch in Kobe has not been recommended for inclusion in the Statutory List for Japan.

Colonial Office,
Whitehall, S.W.

I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Walter Townday
fate Controller.

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Any further communication on the subject, please quote No. 39645/43.Address: The Controller, Foreign Trade Department. Telephone: Gerrard 8640.FOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT,LANCASTER House,C OST. JAMES,S.W.1st May, 1916.RECOSecretary,Sir,REB 4 MAY 16]I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London on the subject of the detention of numerous cable messages since the middle of February last, between Messrs. Sulzer Frères S.A. of Winterthur, Switzerland, and their branch in Kobe, Japan.Assuming that the messages referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr Secretary Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence.The Swiss firm of Sulzer Frères is not on the general Black List, and their branch in Kobe has not been recommended for inclusion in the Statutory List for Japan.Colonial Office,Whitehall, S.W.I am,Sir,Your most obedient,humble Servant,Walter Towndayfate Controller.

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2Any further communication the subject, please quote No. 39645/43.address- The Controller, Foreign Trade Department. Telephone: Gerrard 8640.182FOREIGN TRAde Department,LANCASTER House,C OST. JAMES,20976S.W.1st May, 1916.RECOSecretary,sir,REB 4 MAY 16]I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London on the subject of the detention of numerous cable messages since the middle of February last, between Messrs. Sulzer Freres S.A. of Winterthur, Switzerland, and their branch in Kobe, Japan.Assuming that the messages referred to have been detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore, I am to request, if Mr Secretary Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons for the detention of this correspondence.The Swiss firm of Sulzer Frères is not on the general Black List, and their branch in Kobe has not been recommended for inclusion in the Statutory List for Japan.Colonial Office,Whitehall, S. W.I am,Sir,Your most obedient,humble Servant,Walter Towndayfate Controller.

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Any further communication

the subject, please quote

No. 39645/43.

address-

The Controller,

Foreign Trade Department.

Telephone: Gerrard 8640.

182

FOREIGN TRAde Department,

LANCASTER House,

ST. JAMES,

20976

S.W.

1st May, 1916.

RECO

Secretary,

sir,

REB 4 MAY 16]

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose

copy of a note from the Swiss Minister in London on

the subject of the detention of numerous cable messages

since the middle of February last, between Messrs.

Sulzer Freres S.A. of Winterthur, Switzerland, and

their branch in Kobe, Japan.

Assuming that the messages referred to have been

detained by the Cable Censor at Hong Kong or Singapore,

I am to request, if Mr Secretary Bonar Law sees no objection, that enquiries may be made of the Governments concerned, if possible by telegraph, as to the reasons

for the detention of this correspondence.

The Swiss firm of Sulzer Frères is not on the

general Black List, and their branch in Kobe has not been recommended for inclusion in the Statutory List

for Japan.

Colonial Office,

Whitehall, S. W.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Walter Townday

fate Controller.

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