o v v. i i i [ -: OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE, 2P Whitehall Gardens, 3.W. 1, .d tho following number quoted. COMailTTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE, I.D./D/8. 2, Whitehall Gardens, London, S.W. 1. 30th June, 1937. - SECRET - Sir, I am directed to forward herewith, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, tv/o copies of an extract from the Minutes of the 294th Meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence held on 17th June, 1937, regarding the Strategic Importance of the Pacific Islands. A similar letter has "been addressed to the Treasury, Foreign Office, Dominions Office, India Office, V/ar Office, Admiralty, Air Ministry, Board of Trade and to the Burma Office. I am Sir Your ooedient Servant The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.