خارجي ٤٣/١١٨٦ "نقل البريد من شركة نفط البحرين في جزيرة البحرين إلى مقرها الرئيسي في نيويورك" [و‎‎١‎٥] (٣٤/٢٩)

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No. 87/147
CHIEF CENSOR'S OFFICE
LAGOS, NIGERIA
15th January 1943*
The Director
Postal and Telegraph Censorship
23-27 Brooke Street,
LONDON. E.C.l.
BAHREIN PETR CLEF!.- CO. LTD.
CaH-OINICATIONS.
For over six months regilar air mail communications between the
Bahrein Petroleum Co., Bahrein Island and its Head Office at I 30 East
43rd Street N.Y. have been transitting Lagos and examination has
disclosed that much secret information which wculd be of use to the
enemy has been sent through postal channels. In no case have these
canmunications shown any indication of previous censorship.
2. For Security reasons, any enclosures which would be of use to the
enemy have been despatched by "Bag" through the American Consul General,
Lagos.
3 . In order that you may be aware of the Secret nature of sane of this
correspondence and consider the imposition of censorship or control at
source, I forward samples herewith under cover of Submission Slips
Lagos 0 0211/ 43 and. 00212/43.
4* This matter was reported to the Asst. Director (M.E.) in my Secret
-.letter 63/139 of 28.8.42. a copy of which was sent to you, but no reply
/has been received and apparently no action taken.
3* A copy of this letter is being sent to the Asst. Director (M.E.).
(Signed) W^T. Fox.
CHIEF CENSOR.
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