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or unworthy of belief, having in view Mr. Seth's previous record. The only mitigation in this expression of disbelief in my statement is the suggestion that my memory must have been at fault.

In paragraph 4 of the letter under reply, Your Excellency has misinterpreted my use of the expression "side issue". I have not accused Mr. Seth of falsehood as a "side issue". I said that the question whether he has made a false statement or not is a "side issue", the obvious meaning of which is that it is not the primary issue under discussion which is far more important. Nor have I ever requested that this question should be submitted to the Secretary of State. The reference of this question to the Secretary of State was made by Your Excellency: (see paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's letter of 12th March.)

In the same paragraph of the letter under reply Your Excellency declines to communicate my letter to Mr. Seth, because in Your Excellency's view it is not "fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of such a communication in such circumstances". My request was made because my letter dealt with a matter which had formed the subject of a communication between the Colonial Secretary and Mr. Seth, and the rules of official correspondence obviously required that my letter

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or unworthy of belief, having in view Mr. Seth's previous record. The only mitigation in this expression of disbelief in my statement is the suggestion that my memory must have been at fault. In paragraph 4 of the letter under reply, Your Excellency has misinterpreted my use of the expression "side issue". I have not accused Mr. Seth of falsehood as a "side issue". I said that the question whether he has made a false statement or not is a "side issue", the obvious meaning of which is that it is not the primary issue under discussion which is far more important. Nor have I ever requested that this question should be submitted to the Secretary of State. The reference of this question to the Secretary of State was made by Your Excellency: (see paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's letter of 12th March.) In the same paragraph of the letter under reply Your Excellency declines to communicate my letter to Mr. Seth, because in Your Excellency's view it is not "fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of such a communication in such circumstances". My request was made because my letter dealt with a matter which had formed the subject of a communication between the Colonial Secretary and Mr. Seth, and the rules of official correspondence obviously required that my letter
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ateɗreri) ‚anoxпo,dwoll amorque .002[(dotek „dalE .IIX .Y 9 0 36 or unworthy of belief, having in view Mr. Seth's previous record. The only mitigation in this expression of disbelief in my statement is the suggestion that my memory must have been at fault. -xt woy sgbaIwondos od wozor esið svæð J .*M to Jos¿dire ade no doraM „dres to rozzal aʼvous [190- wo of gninaen va yovnos elds gateď zon at stanutrotnu me VIøv anone di narral van gatammoq-er no ¿quoddla t YongLeox vas ni don reob Toððal a1yone!enxã woy to dqargarat .ntaiq anol v.brawnot dug svar I doldw awolv erit Jnaestqer yew VIARA909MNu di arahast reoltto sviða¬datnimha na as sonetreqKO Vrstnamels art to yonelƒsox" woy bahriman ed of em rot form as at solvien edź to Tadrise toinut daom sdt dat siqloning vfIeups as at ti jug .taedzld ert es beratied ad of befriene -dua e tentaga ebam of sgts: o a neɗw tade sigtɔning Visinensis ald (*soitto etenibrodua vitreg a to) teɔltto stanibro- ari aansoed viartam antas tea ed of ton al agrado dent teiro va to è rigsryeraq at blan I daw daeqer of ‚yneh od soavorio bernatang agtulo add oðri valupal na" „Instant .brƐs to Tajjal Iatnolo) erit fakɗw Testam edi dttw gntIseh to caw vino art at WOY BAWOo dend gatwolfot to beajan) ,"estrosen anottalıger nt ¡Istueb a'rite? .*M nl aonebitnoo bea8exqxo nerf YousifsoxH ‚eiður 88 tunnetada vi betoeter Bad yonsfleox" woy ebrow reɗto 10 2. In paragraph 4 of the letter under reply, Your Excellency has misinterpreted my use of the expression *side issue". I have not accused Mr. Seth of falsehood as a "side issue". I said that the question whether he has made a false statement or not is a "side issue", the obvious meaning of which is that it is not the primary issue under discussion which is far more important. Nor have I ever requested that this question should be submitted to the Secretary of State. The reference of this question to the Secretary of State was made by Your Excellency: (see paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's letter of 12th. March.) 3. In the same paragraph of the letter under reply Your Excellency declines to communicate my letter to Mr. Seth, because in Your Excellency's view it is not "fitting that the Governor should be mide the intermediary of such a communica -tion in such circumstances". My request was made because my letter dealt with a matter which had formed the subject of a communication between the Colonial Secretary and Mr. Seth, and the rules of official correspondence obviously required that ry letter
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‚anoxпo,dwoll amorque

.002[(dotek „dalE

.IIX

.Y 9 0

36

or unworthy of belief, having in view Mr. Seth's previous

record. The only mitigation in this expression of disbelief in

my statement is the suggestion that my memory must have been at

fault.

-xt woy sgbaIwondos od wozor esið svæð J

.*M to Jos¿dire ade no doraM „dres to rozzal aʼvous [190-

wo of gninaen va yovnos oð elds gateď zon at stanutrotnu me

VIøv anone di narral van gatammoq-er no ¿quoddla t YongLeox

vas ni don reob Toððal a1yone!enxã woy to ẽ dqargarat .ntaiq

anol v.brawnot dug svar I doldw awolv erit Jnaestqer yew

VIARA909MNu di arahast reoltto sviða¬datnimha na as sonetreqKO

Vrstnamels art to yonelƒsox" woy vď bahriman ed of em rot

form as at solvien edź to Tadrise toinut daom sdt dat siqloning

vfIeups as at ti jug .taedzld ert es beratied ad of befriene

-dua e tentaga ebam of sgts: o a neɗw tade sigtɔning Visinensis

ald vɗ (*soitto etenibrodua vitreg a to) teɔltto stanibro-

ari aansoed viartam antas tea ed of ton al agrado dent teiro

va to è rigsryeraq at blan I daw daeqer of ‚yneh od soavorio

bernatang agtulo add oðri valupal na" „Instant .brƐs to Tajjal

Iatnolo) erit fakɗw Testam edi dttw gntIseh to caw vino art at

WOY BAWOo dend gatwolfot to beajan) ,"estrosen anottalıger

nt ¡Istueb a'rite? .*M nl aonebitnoo bea8exqxo nerf YousifsoxH

‚eiður 88 tunnetada vi betoeter Bad yonsfleox" woy ebrow reɗto

10

2.

In paragraph 4 of the letter under reply,

Your Excellency has misinterpreted my use of the expression

*side issue". I have not accused Mr. Seth of falsehood as a

"side issue". I said that the question whether he has made a

false statement or not is a "side issue", the obvious meaning

of which is that it is not the primary issue under discussion

which is far more important. Nor have I ever requested that this

question should be submitted to the Secretary of State. The

reference of this question to the Secretary of State was made

by Your Excellency: (see paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's

letter of 12th. March.)

3.

In the same paragraph of the letter under

reply Your Excellency declines to communicate my letter to Mr.

Seth, because in Your Excellency's view it is not "fitting that

the Governor should be mide the intermediary of such a communica –

-tion in such circumstances". My request was made because my

letter dealt with a matter which had formed the subject of a

communication between the Colonial Secretary and Mr. Seth, and

the rules of official correspondence obviously required that ry

letter

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