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Sir Earle Page, Minister for Commerce (in London), to Lord Chatfield, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff

Letter LONDON, 7 June 1938

I desire to acknowledge your letter of 3rd June [1] concerning the acquisition of a capital ship by Australia. The information you appended was exactly what I required.

I note that you desire the details to be treated as confidential.

EARLE PAGE

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1 Document 214.

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[AA : A1608, N51/1/6]