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Mr. Greenway, (Chungking).
March 11th, 1939.
D. (by wireless) March 11th, 1939.
R.
No. 108.
4.25. p.m. March 12th, 1939.
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"R" begins:
11th.
Addressed to Embassy, Shanghai, telegram No. 219 of March
Podved Your telegram No. 185 to me (17 Saving to the Foreign Office).
Minister for Economic Affairs has gone away for a few weeks
but I am to see the Vice Minister on Monday. "R" ends.
Meanwhile I spoke today to Donald on general question of
favour apparently being shown to Germany. I had previously sent
to him local representative of I.C.I. who was able to give him some
illuminating information on the subject particularly with refer-
ence to a very large contract for nickel blanks which had been
given by Dr. Kung to a German firm without any question of tender
or approaching other firms. I impressed on him that in view of
Germany's general idea towards Japan these signs were somewhat
disconcerting.
J
He agreed entirely and is proposing to tackle Chiang Kai-shek
through Madame on the subject of "trading with the enemy" but he
said sadly and unreasonably that Madame had been disappointed
by the attitude of His Majesty's Government in regard to Eurasia
(See my despatch No. 32 to you of March 6th, 10 to the Foreign
Office containing text of my letter to him based on Foreign
Office telegram No. 36 to me. F2009 /163 1621
Repeated to Foreign Office telegram No. 108.
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