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Reference numberCMB/50/13
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Clement L Hill of the Foreign Office, to [the Secretary of the Royal Society?]
Date3 November 1904
DescriptionEncloses a copy of a telegram from the Acting-Commissioner for the Uganda Protectorate, proposing that Captain Greig should journey along the Victorian Nile to investigate reports of sleeping sickness there. Informs him that Lord Lansdowne has requested the Government of India to extend Greig's leave, and has asked HM Agent at Cairo whether facilities can be made available. Encloses a telegram from Mr Wilson regarding the appointment of an expert in Captain Greig's absence. p14.
Extent1p
FormatPrinted
Access statusOpen
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