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it is within the

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power of the Crown to licenso

such correspondence on certain conditions. This is done by me issive

C

hotice by

a

Secretary of State (either Home or Foreign affairs)

authority to the Postmaster General

the

to accept such correspondence through

transmission is the enemy territory.

post for

The Postmaster General cannot

direct ex

arrange mails with the enemy change of country as this would be tantamount

normal postál

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re-establishing therefore resorts to me

relations

& he

use

authorised

the

firms

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intermediaries"

the names

to act are announced

associations authorised to act

in notices essived from time to time by the

Pos ffice.

for

It would therefore be definitely illegal any person in mis country

a communication to

enemy

a

of

Is address

another person

mi

an

enemy occupied country. care of in Allied or neutral territory

third person

unless the third person"

intermediary.

The real difficulty

was a

duly authorised

in connexion with

postal communication with China is

delimitate the area

the

the

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'exemy country

it

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Poor office definition of

that within the Pörr

inability

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or

this counting,

part of

there is a relatively large

the territory which is

occupies, but it

in

fact not

is somewhat impracticable

accurately to define occupies territory

taken for

gwen a) the time taken

China combined with b) me

nature of the occupation.

letters

to reach

fluctuating

Step's have been taken in an endeavou to set up an authorised transmission of

correspondence

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