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WAR OFFICE, LONDON S.W. 30th March, 1916. Irish 11/275. (L.B.) Sir, With
reference to your letter of the 10th instant
No.309349, forwarding a copy of a Petition of Right which
has been lodged on behalf of John and Agnes Scott, John
McCulloch and Mary Shearer, I am commanded by the Army Council
to acquaint you, for the information of Mr. Secretary
Samuel, that They have no remarks to offer on the matter
at this present stage. I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant, (Sgd) B.B. Cubitt The Under Secretary of State, Home Office.
A letter from B. B. Cubitt to the Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, stating that
he has forwarded a Petition of Right lodged on behalf of John and Agnes Scott, John
McCulloch and Mary Shearer. Cubitt also states that he has been commanded by the Army
Council to indicate that they have nothing further to offer on the matter. Cubitt
was originally appointed to the War Office in 1886 and was under-secretary of state
from 1914 until his retirement in 1926.