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ORIGINAL Derecypher of a telegram from the Governor of
Hong Kong. Dated 10th November, 1939. Received in
the Colonial Office at
on 22.11.39.
Decoded
Decyphered
by
SAVING No. 1.
Addressed to Secretary of State for the
Colonies telegram No. 1 Saving. Repeated to British
Ambassador Tokio telegram No. 1 Saving, British Ambassador
Shanghai telegram No. 1 Saving dated 10th of November.
Your telegram of the 7th of October. Japanese
Consul General called yesterday and made the following
enquiries.
1. Would we agree to doubling number of British
and Japanese Government chartered vessels on Hong Kong
Canton run?
2. Would passage through Hong Kong mine field and
provision of pilot be arranged for Japanese vessels as is
the case with Japanese mine fields on Pearl River?
3. Could arrangements be made for specified kinds
of merchandise to be carried by both classes of vessel
between Hong Kong and Canton? (Present arrangement
precludes carrying merchandise).
merchandise in mind was such as paper and petroleum
products to Canton, fresh food from Canton.
Explaining that
4. Could permission be obtained for Japanese
Government chartered vessels to carry coal from Formosa
to Hong Kong?
5. Would Hong Kong Government like Japanese
troops moved away from border?
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6. (a)
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