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2. Mr.Ormsby Gore proposes, subject to the

concurrence of Lord Halifax, to instruct the

Governor to inform the Consul-General that it

is preferred that the United States Government

should raise the matter with His Majesty's Government

in London. If the United States Government comply able

the swearchm

with such procedure and address their request t

the Secret

of State for Foreign Aff

though diplomatic charmels

London, Mr.Ormsby Gore would see no objection to

penicically

information being given to the United States Ambassador

rtnightly based on the particulars contained in

the weekly telegrams from the Governor in which

the figures are given of exports of munitions to

China by rail from the Colony.

3.

It is however appreciated that those

figures as explained in the Governor's secret

despatch of the 3rd of March , a copy of which

(No.64)

was communicated to the Foreign Office in

note from this Department of the 25th March, are

not assessed with accuracy, and moreover the

United States request is for information on a more

extensive scale. If Lord Halifax so desires

Mr.Ormsby Gore

?