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PARAPHRASE TET.EGRAM
COi/nON'/Enl/Til OK AUSTRALIA,
To the United Kingdom High Commissioner in the Commonwealth
of Australia*,
(tient 9„0 .p.m.   8th March, 1939*)
XU$KBIATE«
Noe39*
Your telegram of 3rd Karch No«350   We are grateful
to His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of
Australia for their agreement to -lake services of Colvln
available as United Kingdom representative at Conferenceo
Reasons for which they feel unable to release Squires are
appreciated here but in view of his special Qualifications
and after consideration   of the position we feel that it
would be very difficult to find any other Army officer
so suitable for the purpose©       If (as seeire probable)
Conference cannot now be held at earliest before the end of
March, would it be possible to reconsider position as
regards sparing Squires.?     We hope tha+ this may be feasible
and should be grateful for very early reply since New
Zealand Government has informed us   that they are deferring
fixing date of meeting of Conference pending information
as to date of arrival of United Kingdom representatives«