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telegram of the 8th November, 1926
in which you were warned that it
would be "disastrous if by any
unguarded expression of opinion by an
individual member of Council the
intentions of His Majesty's Govern-
ment were revealed before effect was
given to them".
The Secretary of State has pad the Foreign Office letter before hain a considered the matter carefully, and
feels that there is some force in
set out above
the Foreign Office objection to the
action you took in this matter.
He
Freesta
am to ask, therefore, that you will
in future bear in mind the necessity
of consulting His Majesty's Minister
before communicating to any
other than the official aderssers as han if may
fr you to nofficial person any documents
be necessa
onsult
the leakage of which might embarrass
the
His Majesty's Minister in negotiations.
It seems
I am sure
to ine Webb, on
Yours sincerely
it does to you,
so important to maintain