Paraphrase of Cypher Telegram
From Secretary of State
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To Governor, Hongkong.
Date 30th November, 1914.
Enclosur
203
November 30th. The General Officer Commanding in the
Fast Africa Protectorate thinks that German details,
believed to be four hundred in number and consisting mostly
of petty officers, were landed in German East Africa during August, probably from the S.S."Ziethen".
Can you supply any information on this point? Is it possible that German subjects left for the Straits Settle- ments before the receipt of my cypher telegram of August 7th which gave instructions that all enery reservists were to be detained? I desire to have all available information.
HARCOURT
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