price it might be worth our while to pay to prevent
such a severance.
▲ second question on which the Foreign office would like definite information is that of the strategical
valua placed upon the leased territorias, either in whole
o in part, by the military authorities.
If you could find time to let us have a
further memorandum dealing with these two points, it
would be much appreciated.
Tours sincerely,
(Sd) G. Grindle