London, March 19, Official: A further Austrian Note alleges that the compulsory re-Patriation of Austrians from India contravenes the agreement between Great Britain and Austria for the repatriation of British and Austrian subjects and reaffirms the intention of the Austrian Government to hold Great Britain responsible for the safety of the Austrians who are to be repatriated by the tr, Golconda on her next voyage.
Sir Edward Grey, in reply, points out that the agreement concerns persons whose detention could not servo any military purpose and cannot be held to limit the right of a belligerent, to repatriate alien en-ernies in the public interest.
In view of the new submarine threat Sir Edward Grey repudiates all responsibility for the safety of Austrian subjects on board the Golconda during her next voyage. He reiterates that the British Government does not propose to take any precautions on behalf of Austrians which it does not take on behalf of its own subjects and suggests that the fears expressed by the Aus'rian Government regarding the Austrians on board the Goleond: should be communicated to the A\ trian and German navy authorities, from whom alone danger is to be apprehended.
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