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216664/45
ditress
Controller,
paign Trade Department.
Rephone: Gerrard 8640.
Sir,
Gota
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FOREIGN TRADE DEPARTMENT,
BRIDGEWATER HOUSE,
ST. JAMES'S,
1653
S.W.1,
January 1919.
REC
UK 8 JAN :9
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Balfour to refer to the letter from this Department of December 31st last 9 relating to trade relations between John C. Siegfried &
Company of San Francisco and other firms in Hongkong and to express regret that this letter was sent without refer- ence to your letter of December 10th (57940) which made it plain that the previous letter from this Department of July 9th enclosing copy of a report from His Majesty's Consul- General at New York on Messrs. Siegfried & Company had been acted upon by your Department.
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In Mr. Balfour's considered opinion the imposition of any restrictions whatsoever on trade with firms in the United States on account of alleged enemy interest is highly undesirable at the present time, and I am accordingly to re- quest that action may be taken on the letter from this Depart- ment on December 31st, and that the previousletter of July 9th may be regarded as cancelled.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
Whitehall,
humble Servant,
M. D. Peterson
Tor Controller.
S.W.1.