CO129-589-17 Evacuation of British families 14-1-1941 - 27-11-1941 — Page 122

With the Compliments

of the

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

Clemish

This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

Underretary of State ter Foreign Affairs

kept under Lock and Key.]

1

W.O

admity.

(A4457/3638/45).

DEPARTMENTAL No. 2.

Am.

121

1.40 p.m.

END

Code telegram to Mr. Butler, (Washington).

Foreign Office 14th January, 1941.

No. 251.

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2 Your telegram No. 2725 [of November 18th evacuation of British women and children from Hong Kong to Manila].

249/13139/11/40

Articles specified in my telegram No. 20 to Manila have now been despatched to His Majesty's Consul General for eventual presentation locally. Question now

now arises of conveying official thanks of His Majesty's Government for services rendered by persons named in enclosure to Manila Consulate General's letter to American Department of November 20th. We are not certain if all of these should be named by you in official note to State Department in continuation of Embassy's note of July 15th or whether those mentioned under headings (1) and (3) should form the subject of official communications from Consul General Manila to Philippine President and United States High Commissioner respectively.

Please advise as to correct procedure in order that necessary instructions may be sent to you and to Manila.

Repeated to Manila No.2.

RECEIVED

17 JAN 1941 C.O. REG