CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920 — Page 107

Mr. Guidle

I prefer Mr. Gent's reply, or something like it, because, to tell a Governor, who has asked whether the State of Arans is a recognised country, that the communication on which the enquiry is based is obviously that of a lunatic, is discourteous, as it implies that was obvious to people of common sense

that

was not obvious to the Governor of Hong Kong and so on. I should simply tell Sir Edward Stubbs, Sir E. Merewether, Sir James Willcocks and the Governot

B. Hond

ng that it has been ascertained from the

of

Foreign Office that the Statelin

existence, and that

of Arans has no Department is of opinion that the writer of the letter is of unsound mind.

any further communication

this subject, please quote

No. C 10523/5152/18.

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to-

not to any person by name,

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The Under-Secretary of Statá,"

Foreign Offee,

London, B.W.I.

REC REG 16. 20

15th

Fovember 1920.

to

sir,

In reply to Colonial Office letter No. 52784/1920 of

November 5th relative to Dr. F. Freytag of Wiesbaden,

I

0

am directed by Earl Curzon of Kedleston to suggest that

the reply to enquiries should be that so far as His

Majesty's Government are aware the State of Arans does

not exist and that Dr. Freytag is obviously a lunatic.

I am,

sir,

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dve

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At one

The Under Secretary of State,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant.

Lancelot Ocip.

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