CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 332

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De notice of the Secretary of State for Foreign Alfairs.

I have taken the opportuning at the same time of embodying

in the Memorandum some additional notes aga informatio. >

which I think way he of interest. The more important of

these new passages I have marked for oney reference in the

coy enclosed with this Despatch. I would especially drew

Your Lordship's attention to the passage marked on page 13-14.

The next result is that the Me orandum is practically re-

-written in a form which is more suitable for publication

and less likely to give offence.

In paragraph 4 of Your Lordship's

Despatch Confidential of Je muuary 8th., you pointed out that

You

#bob the action which I recommended is inconsistent with the

policy announced to Parliament and co muricated to me in

Your Lordship's telegram of May 5th. I would, however,

reind Your Lordship that while expressing my opinions

regarding Divans I suggested a means which went beyond

was [in

anything proposed by His Majesty's Government and was in

rate]ca

my view at any rate calculated more effectively to give

effect to that policy. I venture therefore to hope that

Your Lordship will consider that I did not og ose the

policy you had announend, but only summested an alternative

and

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