CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10] — Page 285

Enclosure 1.

Code and Cypher Telegrams from the Secretary of State

to His Excellency the Governor.

283

39. 26th August

Cypher

40. 27th

.

Code

1.

Cypher

42.

Code

43. 28th

.

Code

44.

Code

Instructions re restoration of trade to normal footing. Export of commodities used in manufacture of warlike stores or of abnor mal quantities of stores to be reported. Regulating trading of enemy firms. Approv- ing proposals in (16) and (18) conditional- ly.

Censorship of correspondence of enemy firms not to be relaxed.

Instructions regarding provisions and observance of Declaration of London.

Re (20) full instructions will be cabled immediately.

Re Prize Court procedure. Disposal of cargoes on captured enemy ships.

45.

Cypher

Warning British shippers and traders against shipping goods to Silleveldt, Rotterdam.

46. 31st

Cypher

47.

Code

48. 2nd September Code

49.

Code

50

4th

Cypher

51. 5th

52. 7th

53.

Code

Cypher

Code

54. 8th

Code

55. 9th

Cypher

Normal sailings of British shipping to be maintained. Tessela not to be detained unless presence of hostile cruisers definitely ascertained.

Instructions re treatment of goods consign- ed to British merchants on enemy ships, and goods consigned to persons in enemy country.

Re (39) from Secretary of State. Merchant Tassels to obtain supplies of steam coal provided stocks are maintained in accord- ance with Naval Authorities' requirements. Telegraphing summary of important war news to Hongkong,

Censor has been authorised by Army Council to open mail baga.

Moratorium in England extended for 1 month. Name of vessel clearing with foodstuffs for Rotterdam to be telegraphed to Secretary of State.

Reply to Governor's telegram (25) conveying approval of colonial contribution to Prince of Wales Fund.

Further instructions re Prize Court. Notification regarding contraband goods is to be published.