CONFIDENTIAL
Trong rong.
C
5 JL 20
0.C. P
829
Government House,
23rd June, 1938.
auad (9)
My dear Cowell,
Very probably something will have reached your
ears on the subject of the annexures to this letter.
Inquiries were instituted immediately on
Monday morning by the Police, but the editor of the "Sunday
Herald" refused to disclose the identity of his correspondent.
He agreed, however, to consult him with a view to self-
disclosure, but without effect:
himself in the rôle of accessory.
presumably the latter saw
The object of the raid
of course, to see if he could be traced. Research
into the whole matter is being actively pursued on other
lines.
was,
It is not easy to find words adequate to describe
one who, if there is any truth in the story, is willing to
put money into his pocket by its publication but will not
help to bring the criminals to book. By 'giving the show
away' at once and quietly to the Folice or S.C.A. this
creature might have rendered a service of high value: as
it is.
!
It would be unwise to be dogmatic about the
probable question of truth in the story. Terms like
'slave-market' are designedly striking and are calculated
to give an exaggerated impression of the facts.
know, it is a custom of immemorial age in China for the
H. R. COWELL, ESQ., C.M.G.,
CCLONIAL CFFICE,
DOWNING STREET,
LUNDON, S.W. 1.
As you