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343 Lt Col W.R. Hodgson, Secretary of Department of External Affairs, to Mr A.T. Stirling, External Affairs Officer in London

Cablegram 85 10 November 1939,

PERSONAL

Have you learnt of any consideration being given to position
Netherlands East Indies in the event of German (? occupation of)'
Holland? It would appear that in (? possible contingencies) such
action might raise questions affecting for example trade, shipping
and German interests in Netherlands East Indies with which we
might be called on to deal.

HODGSON

1 The words in brackets were inserted in London as possible
deciphers of mutilated groups. No Canberra copy of this cablegram
has been found.


[FA: A2937, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES, ii]
Last Updated: 11 September 2013
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