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No. 1. New Zealand, No. 240. My Lord, — Downing Street, 29th November, 1921. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 309, of the 30th July, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, to be laid before your Ministers, a copy of correspondence with the Austrian Minister in London on the subject of the release of Austrian property in the British oversea Dominions. 1 have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right lion. Viscount Jellicoe, C.C.8., 0.M., C.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosures. No. C. 15717/199/3. Sir,— Foreign Office, S.W. 1, sth August, 1921. In reply to your note, No. 1844, of the 17th June last, on the subject of the release of property of Austrian subjects in financial distress, I have the honour to iilonn you that this question has been referred to the Governments of the Dominions, and their reply will be communicated to you in due course. I have, &c, Monsieur (leorg Kranckenstein, &c. (For the Secretary of State). No. 3371. The Austrian Minister presents his compliments to His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and, referring to the note dated sth August, 1921, No. (!. 15717/199/3, has the honour to stale that the Austran Foreign Office has written to this Legation that the Clearing Office iii Vienna would be most grateful if the question concerning the release of Austrian properly in the British Dominions could be dealt with as soon as possible, in order to settle this matter. London, 3rd November, 1921.

No. 2. New Zealand. Dominions No. 470. My Lord, Downing Street, 29th November, 1921. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 113, of the 22nd March, I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that the British official wireless messages previously sent out daily from Horsea are now sent out by the General Post Office from the station at Oxford (Leafield). 2. The messages are sent out at the same times as before— namely, at noon, 8 p.m., and midnight, Greenwich mean time ; but the wave-length employed is now 8,750 metres, in place of 4,500 metres as formerly. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c. No. 3. New Zealand, Dominions No. 482. My Lord,— Downing Street, 2nd December, 1921. With reference to my predecessor's despatch, Dominions No. 395, of the 26th August, 1920, and connected correspondence, regarding the proposed erection of an Imperial memorial at Ypres, I have the honour to state, for the information of Your Excellency's Ministers, that on further consideration His Majesty's Government have decided not to proceed with this memorial as a separate scheme. 2. It was thought that the object in view could be met by the memorials to the missing which are beinu or may be erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission, and accordingly it has been decided, so far as the United Kingdom is concerned, that all general war memorials abroad and general naval memorials in this country should be erected by and under the responsibility of the Commission. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe. G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

No. 3. New Zealand, Dominions No. 482. My Lord, — Downing Street, 2nd December, 1921. With reference to my predecessor's despatch, Dominions No. 395, of the 26th August, 1920, and connected correspondence, regarding the proposed erection of an Imperial memorial at Ypres, I have the honour to state, for the information of Your Excellency's Ministers, that on further consideration His Majesty's Government have decided not to proceed with this memorial as a separate scheme. 2. It was thought that the object in view could he met by the memorials to the missing which are beinu or may be erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission, and accordingly it has been decided, so far as the United Kingdom is concerned, that all general war memorials abroad and general naval memorials in this country should be erected by and under the responsibility of the Commission. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe. G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.