In my comment 567 to Admiralty on H.M. Ambassador Tokyo's telegram 1187 to Foreign office I stated (with reference to south China Coast generally) that "the suggestion that Japanese Naval Authorities

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Communications on this subject

shop be addressed to-

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Subject:

LONDON, S.W.1,

THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

and the following number quoted

Weekly report

53858/36/3/4 local situations

Reference to previous correspondence:

the Colonial Office of the

20/3/33

Letter

from

Cauf (3) of

13.

1.3.38

Transmitted by direction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies

A copy has also been sent to the

Colonial Office, Downing Street,

March 1934f 3rd April. 1939.

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F 3285

4 APR 1939

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