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Downing Street,

12 September, 1916.

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

MINUTE.

Mr. Finn :-

11/9/16

Mr. Robinson

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Bonar Law.

1st Sept 1915

el.to_Goy.#6555/15

398557

Tel to Gov. H

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(42784}

(39853/16)

Sir,

I am directed by Mr Secretary

Bonar Law to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter No.173099/45/A of the 7th

of September, transmitting a copy of

a note from the United States Embassy

relative to the detention by the Colonial

Authorities at Hong Kong of certain

small arms and ammunition shipped on

two Bills of Lading from the United States

to Siam and Java, and forwarded by

Japanese steamers from Tacoma.

2. I am to say that Mr Bonar Law

presumes that the consignants in question

are detained in consequence of the

instructions contained in his telegram

of the 1st of September, 1915, which was

sent