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sir,

AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE.

Hongkong

C.O

.9427

159

REC

REG 25 FEB 15

8th January, 1915.

:

Apparently under instructions from the British

Government the Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company has this day refused to receive and trmenit a cable-

graw in cipher addressed to the Secretary of State in Washing-

ton and signed by me. I shall be glad to have an expression of the position of the Imperial and Colonial Governments as

to the right of this office to communicate with its government

in cipher.

I have, etc.

Sd.

GEORGE E. ANDERSON

Consul-General.

The Ronourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.