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6785/1911.

The Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor-General of Canada.

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.

(Sent, 2·30 P.M., 27th February, 1911.)

TELEGRAM.

(1) YOUR despatch, Confidential, 11th January, 1910.* (2) YOUR telegram 15th September, 1909.†

Question referred to

will shortly come before Committee of Imperial Defence. I shall be glad if your Ministers will consider whether, in terms of second Resolution of Colonial Conference 1907, they would wish Representative of

(1) Dominion (2) Commonwealth invited to attend ('om- mittee. Prime Minister proposes to summon High Commissioner, if agreeable to your Government.-HARCOURT.

* See C.I.D. Paper 68-C, paragraph 1.

↑ See C.I.D Paper 69-C, paragraph 1.

7109/1911.

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

(Received, Colonial Office, 7·40 a.m., 4th March, 1911.)

TELEGRAM.

Your telegram 27th February: Committee of Defence. Prime Minister suggests that meeting postponed till Minister of Defence in London, and that he will represent Commonwealth. -DUDLEY.

7488/1911.

The Governor-General of Canada to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (Received, Colonial Office, 7:30 A.M., 7th March, 1911.)

TELEGRAM.

Your telegram 27th February: Scheme of Defence of Prince Rupert. My Ministers of opinion that it is neither necessary nor advisable to summon High Commissioner to a Conference on this subject. They think that it will be preferable to wait for next Imperial Conference, when the Ministers being present can take it up with Committee of Imperial Defence.-GREY.

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