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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
13, 1939
My dear Mallet:
I refer to the Department's memorandum of Oc-
tober 25, 1938, and to the British Embassy's aide-
memoire of November 10, 1938, concerning a hydrographic
surrey to be carried out by the Navy Department of certain
Islands of the Pacific, including islands of the Phoenix
Group.
In the Department's memorandum it was pointed out
that the purpose of the survey is entirely scientific and
is without reference to the question of title to islands
to which both Governments have claims.   In the Embassy's
aide-memoire it was stated that the Government of the
United Kingdom, while reserving all questions of title,
would be glad to take advantage of the offer to furnish
it with such technical information as may be obtained as
a result of this survey*
The Department has received information from the
Commanding Officer of the U-S.S. Bushnell. which is
conducting
Mr. 7. A. m Mallet, CM.a.,
Counselor of Embassy,
British Embassy,
Washington, D.C.
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oonducting the survey, that a protest has been reoelved
from the British administrative official on Hull Island
against operating planes over the island.   It is thought
that the British official was perhaps not informed re-
garding this survey, though^ undoubtedly long before this
appropriate information has been transmitted to him.
Sincerely yours,
Pierrepont Moffat
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