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CIPHER TELEGRAM...

This message will not be distributed outside British Government Departments or Headquarters or re-transmitted, even in cipher, without being. paraphrased.

(Mossages narked 0.7.P. need not be paraphrased174

Min 1915.

Recd:-160315 Aug 45.

From:~ P.A.A.Get

To:-

D.T.0. 150210 F.G.

H.Q. British Troops in China.

Info: war Office (for DMI).

C.in C. India (for DMI).

SACSEA (for P Div and General Carton De Tiart).

IMMEDIATE,

G359 cipher 15 Aug

SECRET.

Personal for Cartwright from Ride

Ref your G/17733/S 14 August.

- 5228

5228/8/10

allow

At: 2330 hours. 14 August I was called out to conference with ichtrich who communicated information your para 2 at that time para 3 paragraph 10 your „telegram had not arrived here hence I was compelled to state that I must ask for authority to Allen Party of 6 to accompany gas Team especially as it was made clear that whole party would come under command American Captain,

2. Have now received rest of your tel.. Reference para 3 I am not prepared to recommend any of my officers to embark on such a fool hardy and useless venture. Further than that I consider it would be most detrimental to British prestige of B O'S proportionately formed portions of such party. definite orders.

On this point I await your

If surrender terms specifically cater

for such parties situation will be entirely different but

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/humiliation

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