CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 612

DRAFT.

THE SECRETARY

TO THE ADMIRALTY.

MINUTE.

A. A SEP

D...

4

41959/1916 H.Kong.

fit

Sir,

DOWNING STREET.

608

September, 1916.

With reference to the note from

the Director of Naval Intelligence No.

10198/16 of the 31st August transmitting

A.

Mr. Finn:- .9.16.

Mr. Robinson

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Bonar Law.

9/9.

a copyof a translation of an inter-

cepted letter from the Shanghai Branch

of the Hamburg-America Line, I am directed

by Mr Secretary Bonar Law to request you

to inform the Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty that there is no information

available in this Department in the

matter, but that a copy of the Director's

note is being transmitted to the Governor

of Hong Kong for his consideration.

Hong Kong

Copy to Gov Conson.Lf.Conf.

I am etc.

(Bigned) G. GRINDÍ.