CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 40

F.0./50994/HongKong

Straits.

MOST URGENT.

DRAFT.

Indy

The Under Secretary of State,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Downing Street,

10 November, 1915.

38

Mr. Jannysm 9.11.15

4

MINUTE.

Mr. Dixon cunt 9/11/15

Mr. Stanis

★ Sir (7. Fiddes.

Sir H. Just.

Sir J. Anderson.

9

Mr. Steel. Maitland. 9.

* Mr. Bonar Law.

And. 53623

To Gov HongKong.Tel.For con- currence (Dit herewith)

For comfor

Le minutes.

Dr.

sir,

I am directed by Mr.

Secretary Bonar Law to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter 159305 of

the 4th instant respecting the action

to be taken with regard to a cargo of

rice which appears likely to be sold

by a German firm at Bangkok to

American buyers and sent forward for

at

transhipment HongKong.

Car

2. The insident referred to in

(atharents

that

Mr. Dering's telegram is) of very much-

the same nature as the which are

(3459), Wt.7815 49. 10.000. 5/15. Gp.133. A.&E.W. (5259),

„20,075—85. 10,000. 8/15.

+

(2 drafts)

referred