War Graves: 1642/ Z AO BRITISH EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, D.C July Pth, 19UO. No. 312. Sir, Under instructions from His Majesty'% Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, I have the honour to inform you that the Imperial War Groves Commission established by Royal Charter gravee of the Great v/ar have now received a Supple- mental Charter empowering them to care for the British made arrangements for receiving information about such graves from the present theatre of war and from those countries with which they are in direct touch. The Commission now desire the assistance of the competent authorities in other countries where it is likely or possible that British serving officers or men may be buried, or where the bodies of members of His Majesty's Forces or of British merchant seamen who have died as the result of enemy action at sea may be washed ashore. States Government may be good enough to notify me without delay of any such burials or of the recovery of bodies from the sea in the circumstances described. in 1917 for the purpose of caring for the British graves of the present war. The Cotmnission huve I am to request therefore that the United I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration. Sir, Your most obedient. ACEM:NT humble servant. (8GD) LOTHIAN The Honourable Cordell Hull, Secretary of S.tate of the United States, Washington, B.C.