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* Col Regis 172 (4) is to cater the goons to ment

The the Executive (runcit, & evew- when messy. his officials, the Col secjali with a

repisal

to ex divulge the contents of a despatch. But it cannot be intended that a gour

secret despatch this

should neve show

geofspraanor even communicate

its contirti to any official person, without

express authority from the Sof S.

If in wartime

a

gove receiver special instinctions as to kentiment of merchial shipping, & does nothuch the S.H.D in full linch with all that is doing in the matter, be mean to be asking for timbre,

of likely to endanger the success of the poling which

he has been instructed to carry out.

(Rectation are sometimes a source of difficult (f),

m grew

I Would you be good wough to need

a leod is

kjard

to the fit Reyes, before this paper returns to the Collins.

the last fol Revision Committee,

you wen

Menter

E

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of have () belive) had (ot Reji 173 (4) under your conson

TCM. 10/5/17.

YW Manghten

The

orgin of the wording is the center I 10 July 1871, though" wafilanted" and "most"

have since bem transposed. The point

has hum

For had Walker,

My think

Jme

Zaver

I recollect that it was stated that it

probably at the CR Reirain Committe, and

LAGA',

lear

authority

399

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difficulty, breause there

commich all Define matters to all members

the Cocal Serfince Committer,

authority conto be

inferrer

But I

imagine

" anyone" is interpretes

kmice

in view

AM?

ho

and that

necemery

in other cases.

that in practic

"anyone not in the

The regulation wants everhauling, copsilly of the abuse of confidentials

earlier prachie

which has

If

any guide for fifths of ought to be numbered. Some

to to invert CR 174

matters

the

sents

everr

present confolentils Goremon are hiding kending to make all importanst

unfidentit. Disciplining

personal

mitters have shifted from "numbered to complant l'

ani

are

Ma

creeping into 'scent."

}

J.my 10.5

I have nothing to add. The Regul

extent in pult, of the gove has partered

to a great extent in

on its weak point to as an excuse for his

in a pread spint

endent deine not to cooperate pong with

the S.4.0.

I think he has shown great

lach

of

bread th

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view in this matter.

T.CH. 11/5/17.

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