CO129-438 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 383

MFT.

o. 7874/1916.

Sir,

Downing Street,

377

February, 1916.

With reference to the letter from this

Department of the 14th February, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Bonar Law to inform you that it is regretted

(your favour that no exception can be made in favour of the American Express Company to the rule prohibiting the use of telegraphic addresses registered since the outbreak of war, since it is feared that to make an exception in favour of a foreign company would lead to demands for a similar concession from many British firma.

2. In these circumstances there is no alter- native but to ask you to

(1)

(2)

2. In these circumstances the American Express Company have been asked to

instruct your correspondents to use

your

their

full address at Hong Kong, but in the meantime British

Censors will be advised that telegrams addressed to

Amexco, Hong Kong, should not for the present be

stopped on that account.

3.

(1) only.

The Consul General for the United States of America has been informed in the sense of this letter.

I am, etc.,

THE AGENT

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.

THE CONSUL GENERAL

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

(Signed) H. J. READ.

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