)Pacific Islands
No.1274.
BRITISH EMBASSY
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In accordance With the tnetruetions contained
is your telegram M0#7at of Sevenber 4th, tho Counsellor
of Hit Majesty's Embassy visited tho State Department
to#day and loft with tho Chief of tho European Division
on aide-nftraoire, of which a oepy la oncloood horein»
regarding tho statua of certain islands In tho Pacific
OSOStt*
S. Mr* Hftffat ooenod to understand that tboro
troro good reasons for doloy In carrying tho discussion
regarding thteo lalondo aoy further Just yet, but
ho oectaed odxIous to get tho question finally cleared
up* Mr* Ballot referred ©nee novo to tho itnportance
attached by Bio IUJecty*o Senremmeste to tho subject
of transpacific aviation, and especially fooilttioo
for landing in Hawaii*
1* Mr. Mallet wont on to ref or to tho reports
which had hoen received f*oa Hio Majesty'e High
Coaniosloner for the Meetern Pacific regarding tho
activities of tho United statca survey expedition
during August and September at Hull and Sydney Islands.
He told Mr. Moffat that ho naturally did not wioh to
suggest that My sinlntor interpretntloo should bo
placed on these activities in view of tho asaurance
given by the state Dopartneot that they sere "entirely
eolentSffto«|ind without reference to tho title to tho
islands"?   Mr« Koffet void that ho had heard nothing
about all this and that he felt sure that there could
Tho Might BoM09V»h%tooouiit Halifax K*8#*
etc*. dtOtt# etc.
L:VALM:MS
be bo desire- to do anything whioh might embarrass
us*   Ho would moke enquiries on the subject*
4* Bo has since telephoned to Mr.Mallet that
the Survey Ship, whioh is now on its way to
Kcuador, reported that it enjoyed the best possible
relations with the officials on the islands, and
that the blasting and erection of polos were
part of the normal and necessary operations for
carrying out a hydrographlo survey of this type*
5. The rapidity with whioh the State Department
undertook this enquiry^hows* X think, that they
were most anxious to *eaove any impression $8
Tour Lordship's mind that they wore engaged in
any sinister activities behind our backs.
1 beve the honour to bo,
with the higtest respect*
My Lord,
T©ur L©pdship*s moot obedient,
humble servant,
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