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and fair report if no mistake is made in
dealing with him. The Pole has had a long
experience of China, and the Swedish lady
is, we are told, not by any means a
fanatic. But it has been impressed on me
by people who have had previous experience
of these League Commissions that it would be
a fatal mistake if they got the impression
that the Government was trying in any way
to keep them in blinkers. You might pass
on the hint to the officer who is detailed
to look after them.
3. Une thing more. The Chairman
insists on employing a "secret agent", a
man whom he used to get information for him
during his European inquiry. This may be
unfortunate, but it cannot be helped. He
refused to undertake the job unless he
were allowed to use the gent. The man in
question of course knows nothing of the
Last and will be dependent on interpreters.
It might be worth while to do what is
possible to see that he gets reliable
interpreters and does not fall into the hands