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Night Cable Letter

Sept, 2, 1923.

Taylor Combusco Toronto

Confidential Admiralty and Air Ministry strongly behind Wrangel
they are delighted learn Noice left people Wrangel they hope impression
can be created that they are there solely on chance of being useful to
Crawfords party if safe as all hope but government hope some men will
remain Wrangel any case if Noice can arrange this unobtrusively government
here will be grateful and Canada too eventually I think stop have discussed
situation Colonel House Colonel Roosevelt and others stop Noice need not
worry about American attitude they cannot well claim it because Japanese
nervousness Americans would rather see Britain have it than Russia
communicate this to Noice tell him be farsighted and discreet keep me
posted his plans and recommendations foreign office not yet committed
to Wrangel but will be if Noice does right things.