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TO F.C.O. TELEGRAM NUMBER 317 OF 13 MAY.

PERSONAL FOR MONSON FROM GOVERNOR.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 266 TO YOU: DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.

CAN YOU SAY WHETHER THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A RESPONSE TO MY TELEGRAMS NOS. 249 AND 266 SCON? I ASK BECAUSE IF SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THE IDEAS IN THE LATTER IS A STARTER, I WOULD SEE ADVANT- AGE IN MY PUTTING A PROPOSITION TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND GETTING THEIR REACTIONS BEFORE I GO TO LONDON. ALTHOUGH I DOUBT IF WE COULD REACH FINALITY BEFORE THEN, AT LEAST ! MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEAVE HERE WITH SOMETHING CONCRETE TO PUT TO YOU.

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