HSU Zii/.LiiND,
rom the Unitod Kingdom m&i ComnilaQioner an Hew Zealand.
Dated 18th March, 1939. Kecoived 6r47eio 18th March ,1939,
Ho, 48, ^ticrnt «
Your telegram of the 17th March tic.10
Defence Sbuferenoe.     Sew Xealahd Government ore grateful
for aavenoe information and assume that reply will now
be sent to the Governor General of New Zealand Secret
telegram of thy ^nd ttaroto Ho.27   including the names end
approximate d«te of arrival of the service delegates
together with acceptance ox the offer of hospitality
( If this is accepted I assume that the delegates already
In Australia will be informed.     The High Commissioner
for the ftestern Pacific has already accepted,} Ko?
completeness reply might also refer again to the tv/o
High Commissioners   as members ox the delegation.
2» As regards the fourth p^ra^raph it would
seem   suffioient tt; say that the delegation expects to
leave Sydney for "Wellington   by Sr.a. V.-aitganelle 8th ..prii
if this is the cese.
3.    If the telegram could include confirmation
of the assumption in the fifth paragraph it would 1 feoi
be wry helpful*   i'lease tiy© my telegram iimoe«.iately
following,