mentioned in Cabinet decision but as it is
mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's telegram
your reply might be regarded as sanctioning
it ex silentis. 1 therefore propose to add
to our telegram the words "Commander-in-Chief's telegram to Admiralty which was not before
Cabinet stated it was intended to employ white
Russians as Non-Commissioned Officer's. Presume
you see no objection political or other to this.
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