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Communications on this subject should be addressed to-
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
NATIONAL
SCHEME
DISABLED
LONDON, S.W.1.
and the following
Number quoted: 53838/34/39
1246811858/0
Sir,
MEN
F 2994
27 MAR 1939
Downing Street.
225
24 March, 1939.
With reference to the letter from this
Department of the 10th of March regarding the treatment
of Japanese Government chartered vessels in Hong Kong,
I am directed by Mr.Secretary MacDonald to request you
to inform Viscount Halifax that in view of the
developments reported in the despatch from His Majesty's
Consul-General at Canton to His Majesty's Ambassador at
Shanghai (No.40 of the 20th February), a copy of which
was enclosed in Foreign Office letter No. F.2129/79/10
of the 15th March, Mr. MacDonald does not consider it
necessary to send a reply to Sir Geoffry Northcote's
Secret (2) despatch of the 13th of February (enclosure
in Colonial Office letter of the 10th March) until a
further communication is received from the Governor.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
A. R. Cordell
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