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• MAAT
The Under Secretary of State
May 11th,
1916.7i1
conversely, your
Company a oncerned, or you cable reasons this changed attitude, smsid- ering that it prevents my Company (from) further performing (the) contract (with the Texas 00,) and justifies (&) compels Texas (Com- pany to) withdraw from (this) contrast, incidentally making Reiss re- aponsible heavy damages, although losing business themselves stop.
Respectfully sak careful consideration all circumstances, when conclusion inevitable that your noninterference, in spite knowledge full facts whilst unknown Govemor, will cause loss valuable business to British Company, worked successfully six years; telegraphic recommendations to Governor and Keiss will however cause Reiss (to) abanden (their) wrongful attitude and satisfy all parties." which cable-letter, self-contained as it is, hardly requires any explana- tory comment; and I do trust indeed that you have been good mough to enlighten Bir F.K. May as to the true position of affairs, thus causing him to abandon an attitude which is not only contradictory, sa I ventured to explain in my last, but is, I for one am sure, not in accordance with Kr. Secretary Bonar Law's high sense of justice nor with yours or that of any gentleman in his Office.
I have too great a regard for the members of H.M. Government (as shown moreover by my humble contributions to the war-literature) as to even only imagine that anyone of them would consciously disregard the rights of others, my Company's rights and mine, or, as in this quae, that they would not put right what is so obviously wrong, once they are in full possession of the actual facts. It is for this reason that I have taken such paine to put this case before you as comprehensively as pos- sible, though regretting all the while the necessity of having to infliot
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