DLA166-0055  Transcription 

HOME OFFICE,

WHITEHALL

254671/23

14th November, 1917.

Madam,

In reply to your letter of the 8th instant, I am directed by the Secretary of State[1] to say that he regrets that he is not prepared to grant you the interview for which you ask with regard to your husband’s case. Any representations which you may wish to make to the Secretary of State with regard to the case must be made in writing.

I am, | Madam, | Your obedient Servant,

John Pedder

Mrs. L. M. De Laszlo,

3, Palace Gate,

W. 8.

StdeL

13/12/2023


[1] Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (1865–1948), Secretary of State for War from December 1916 to April 1918.