CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 201

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Paraphrase of Kr. Dering's telegram to Visscunt Grey

Io. 152 of 20th. Ostober, 1916.

I have the honour to invite reference to Your Lordship's

telegram No. 126. The delay in replying to this telegram was due

to the recessity fer enquiring whether missionaries residert up

scuntry had applied for liesnoes. The siamess Minister for Foreign

Affairs regrets this delay.

As a result of these enquiries it is now clear that

Spilmer has never made any application for licences for the cartriçjai

or arms in question, row detaired at Hongkong. The cartridges were

intended for a missionary named Taylor resident at Han and this

gentleman did make an application which the Siamese Government have

refused and will not grant in the future.

In addition to the cartridges there are two guns which,

so Spilman tells the Minister for Foreign Affairs, are for two

Blamere; the licences held by these Siamese have however expired

and the Siamese Government will not renew then.

The reply which His Majesty's Governmért proposes to

make to the Government of the United States of Americs therefore

meets with the concurrence of the Siamese Minister for Foreig

Affairs.

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Spilman informs the siamers Minister for Foreign. Affkira

that both gurs and cartridges were enclosed in a case of stores for

the Mission labelled sondensed milk and admits that the Customs at

Hongkong might thus be misled.

His Majesty's Consul Geroral leerre from Spilman that

be quite understands that it is impossible for him to obtain a

license and that he is quite agreeable to the removal at Hongkong

of the cartridges and arms and trusts that if possible the remainder

of the afores may then be forwarded.

(SD.) H. G. Dering.