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Despatch
From or to whom.
No
No., &c.
Date.
166 Foreign Office
167 Treasury
WEST INDIES.
1815
June 19
Subjett.
Barjal No.
Despatch
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No., &c.
Date.
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1
Subject.
1916
178 To Foreign Office ...
Jamaica
June 30
States views concerning the treatment of sequestrated enemy property, and asks to be informed of decisions arrived at on points raised.
191
June 30
States practice in this country with regard to the treatment of seques. trated enemy property. and sug- gesta adoption of a similar course by the Colonial Governments.
10
191
176 To the Governor
Trinidad Confidential)]
July 25
1916
177 Foreign Office
Jamaica
July 26
168
Colonial Office
February 8
Memorandum on enemy firms in the West Indies, and the action taken with regard to them.
192
178
To the Governor
Jamaica Confidential
August 10
169
To the Governor
Bermuda Confidential
February 18
196
Requests that if the firm of W. F. Meyer & Co. is still an enemy firm, and has not yet been liquidated, it may be sold, as a going concern; to an approved British customer un. less there is proof that neutral sub- jects have acquired a substantial interest since 1910; requests that a brief statement may be furnished
179
The Governor
180
Ditto
Trinidad September 2 Confidential (Rec. Sept. 25)
Trinidad November 1 Confidential (Rec. Nov. 27)
December 4
(Rec. Dec. 5)
1917
Trinidad December 8,1916 Confidential (Rec. Jan. 1,
1917)
Pags
Transmite copies of Nos. 170 and 178 211
and copy of an Ordinance recently passed by the Legislative Council for winding up the businesses of enemy firms; indicates action pro- posed to be taken and requests
observations thereon.
In reply to No. 174, offers suggestions 219
for dealing with certain
enemy firms; asks for early information as to action which it is decided to take.
Concurs in action proposed in para-
graphs 4 and 5 of No. 175.
Acknowledges,
with observations, receipt of No. 178; requests that section 4 of Jamaican Law be amended on lines indicated; action should then be taken against Messrs. Wessels & Nephew.
Submits views on points raised in
No. 176.
Sends statement giving full particulars of cocoa estates owned by firms in liquidation.
States that Wessels & Nephew is the only firm it is at present intended to liquidate.
Concurs in proposals in Secretary of
State's Confidential despatch of 26th October for liquidation of enemy firms, but recommends that estates of Mr. F. W. Meyer be excluded for reasons given.
214
214
215-
218
221
221
of the present position of the other businesses mentioned in the Gover- nor's Secret telegram of the 19th November, 1914.
181
Ditto
...
Jamaica Telegram
170
.
Ditto
Jamaica Confidential
February 18
Transmits copy of No. 2, and calls 197
attention to the policy mended by the Committee; deals in detail with the firms and businesses mentioned in the report enclosed in the Governor's despatch No. 480, of the 30th October, 1915.
recom-
182
Ditto
171
To the Acting Governor Trinidad
Confidential
February 18
and 2, Transmite oopies of No.
requests information on the nature of the business carried on by the firms indicated, and his views as to the distribution of cocoa produced in the Colony.
196
188
To the Governor
184
Ditta
Trinidad Confidential
Jamaica February 9 Confidential|
January 19
Approves recommendation
in No. 182.
ontained
222
199
172 The Governor
Replies, with observations, to No. 181 regarding winding up of certain firms, and the sale of furniture of the Hamburg-America Co.
282
185
The Governor
223
Bermuda March 11 Confidential (Rec. March 98)
178
Ditto
Jamaion
May 20 Confidential (Res. June 5)
Encloses a memorandum giving par- ticulars of the firms conducted by enemy subjects in Bermuda, none of which are enemy firms within the meaning of the Trading with the Enemy Acts, and states that he is satisfied that there is no objection to permitting those now operating to carry on business.
Forwards
memorauda by Attorney- 200 General and Assistant Attorney- General regarding enemy businesses in Jamaica, and agrees in general with the change of policy recom- mended by the Committee ap- pointed by the Secretary of State.
174
186
Ditto
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January 18 Confidential (Rec. Feb. 18)
Trinidad January 28 Confiflètitial (Reo. Feb. 26)
March 29
Trinidad Telegram
Trinidad March 1 Confidential (Rec. Mar. 30)
Sends report giving particulars of certain enemy cocoa properties, also a statement by the Chairman of the Liquidating Committee showing upset prices fixed for these estates.
Sends report giving particulars 226
concerning the cocoa estates of the Trinidad Properties, Ltd.
Asks for views regarding sale of
certain enemy property.
Encloses, with comments, copy of a letter from Official Supervisor of the Dresdner Bank to the Custodian
of Enemy Property in Trinidad relative to the legal position of certain estates; also a copy of a memo, by the Attorney General, which he suggests should be com- municated to the Official Supervisor of the Dresdner Bank (London Agency),
£28:
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187 To the Governor
188
The Governor
States that Government is entirely in 204
accord with proposal to adopt com. plete system of liquidation "advoca- ted by Committee; sends copy of a report by the Receiver-General relating to various firms.
The Acting Governor Trinidad
May 19 Confidential (Rec. June 13)
Berisl No.
Despatch
From or to whom.
No., &o,
Dabe.
189
The Governor
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1917
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Bubject.
Trinidad (Rec. Mar. 81) Refers to No. 187; advises with regard 292 Telegram
to certain cocos firms acceptance of
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