''Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to :— THE SECRETARY, Offices of the Cabinet and couhittee of imperial defence* Richmond Terrace, Whitehall. S.W.I. ^following number quoted : / OFFICES OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE, Richmond Terrace, 6/17/5. Whitehall, S.W.I. SECRET. 17th October, 1938. Sir, I am directed to forward herewith, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, two copies of an extract from the Minutes of the 333rd Meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence held on 6th October, 1938, relating to the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands. 2. A similar letter has been addressed to the Treasury, Foreign Office, Dominions Office, India Office, Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry and to the Board of Trade. I am Sir, Your obedient Servant The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.