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TELEGRAM, The Governor of HongKong to the Secretaryo baa5e

for the Colonies.

(Received Colonial Office 7.20 p.m.29th May,

1915.)

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24486.

29th May.

Your telegram of May 28th.

I am informed

by liquidators that Cheetham has not been denied

They refused to hand then access to books by them.

over to him and he has not asked to see them since

then.

They did demand proof of Colonial Office approval of the agreement. They had no authority to With your permission I propose now to cancel

to carry on the my permission given to Cheetham Texas Oil Company's agency. It appears from the

do so.

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evidence of Schluter's letters which were seized as described in my cypher telegram of May 25th that Cheetham is only a figure-head and that the real agent is Schluter who is still at Canton in the employment of Reuter Brocklemann.

MAY.