The Director of Special Intelligence
presents his compliments to the Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies and with reference to
the accompanying note from the Swedish Minister,
a copy of which was sent to the Colonial Office
in Foreign Office letter of the 29th May, would
be glad if it could be ascertained by telegraph
whether, as is assumed, the S.S. "Japan" voluntarily
entered the territorial waters of Hong Kong but
without the intention to land the mails to be
forwarded by the local Postal Administration,
whether mails landed from ships in such circumstances
are treated by the Censorship in the same way as
mails entrusted by another Postal Administration
to that of Hong Kong, whether any mails have been
removed at Hong Kong from ships ordered into that
port when on the high seas and if...
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The Director of Special Intelligence
presents his compliments to the Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies and with reference to
the accompanying note from the Swedish Minister,
a copy of which was sent to the Colonial Offies
in Foreign Office letter of the 29th May, would
be glad if it could be ascertained by telegraph
whether, as is assumed, the S.S."Japan" voluntarily
entered the territorial waters of Hong Kong but
without the intention to land the mails to be
forwarded by the local Postal Administration,
whether mails landed from ships in such circum-
stances are treated by the Censorship in the same
way as mails entrusted by another Postal
Administration to that of Hong Kong, whether any
maila have been removed at Hong Kong from ships
ordered into that port when on the high seas and
if
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