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Cypher telegram to Sir B. Alston (Feking)
Foreign Office, January 21st, 1921. 6.0 p.m.
No. 34, (R).
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Your telegram of January 15th to Sir W. Tyrrell Question is being referred to Treasury, Colonial
Office and India Office.
Can you ascertain by disoreet enquiries whether
other Governments such as American and Japanese are
being similarly approached, and if so what attitude they are likely to adopt having regard to Custome
surtax concession already made?
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