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BE 30 MAR 18
DRAFT A..PLY TO NO. $81 from R. A. Hong-Kög
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Your 981.
You may inform Governor that after reference Admiralty London you are authorised to state for informatio British and Russian mbassadors, Tokyo (begins) :-
"That with regard to requisitioning Russian stee:
"-ers this decision was arrived at in London owing to.
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'orews showing Bolshevik tendencies and therefore "considered dangerous to employ them in Allied sorvios "while ourrying goods for Ablies also for the rotect- "-ion of the vessels themselves (ston) Circumstances "have been fully explained to M. Nabokoff, Russian "Charge d'Affaires in London (stos) In case of
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" "TOBOLSK" and "INDIGKURKA" these vessels were simi "-larly required to proceed to Bombay with Indian "Army supplies and in accordance with above procedure "there was no option but to requisition and use reS DE "under British flag for this special purpose poradiallj "as indicated in British Ambassadors Tokyo téleɛ.
"No. 187 arch first General Manager Volunteer Fleet,
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'was evidently anxious as to Bolshevist tendencies of 'crews when he proposed removing management Hong-Kong Iston) Russian community need not be alarmed as Owner "will be duly compensated for use of steaners and M. "Nabokoff has been given following guarantee (Begins)
"Any ships of Volunteer Fleet now requisi-
"itioned will be returned as soon as the War is
"over or as soon as a Government is established
"in/
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