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FOREIGN OFFIC 1.

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REGE 15 JUL 16

July 14

1916.

No.1 '#979/

Your Excellency,

With reference to Your Excellency's note

of June 21st rugardin, the ction of the authorities

at Hongkong in censoring mails for the American

Navy, I have the honour to inform you that

instructions have boen issued to the British

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authorities at longkong that ails destined for

the American Navy shall on no account be consored.

I trust however that Your Excellency's

Goverment will take measures to ensure that these

mails are not used for the rose of forwarling

letters to persons not conected with the Nav

in order to escape censorshi), thero being res800

to believe that this has in fact occurred.

I have the honour to be, with the hichest consideration,

Your Excellency's most obedient,

hu ble servent,

His Excellency

The Honourable

W.H. Page

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