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PARAPHRASI

الاد

TELEGRAM. The Governor of HongKong to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

(Received Colonial Office 11.30 a.m.25th August,1914)

3/949

in cypher.

With reference to your telegram 24th August

Permit to export ammunition was refused

at request of His Majesty's Consul-General at

Shanghai, who feared that consignees, who are

German, would transfer it to Tsingtau which is said

to be short of supplies. Permit to export to

order of Commissioner of Customs, Shanghai,

now be issued,

will

MAY.