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JAPANZ
1939
F. 7915/3139/10
From: Deputy Director of Military Operations.
To: Mr. Cavendish
Bentinck.
Far Eastern CHINA
Anglo-French Staff Talks.
F7915.
2 6 JUL 1939
Encloses summary of
signed report on discussion between G.O.C. Hong Kong and Colonel Catteville, commanding French forces in North China and in Shanghai.
Date: 25th July 1939.
Last Paper.
References.
(Print.)
(How disposed of.)
(Action completed.)
Two telegrams
(Minutes.)
are in
This paper,
one from was office to 6.0.C. I 21th July and one in reply from G.O.C. to W.D. of 23rd July.
The upshot seems to be that as
as regards Tientsin the instructions of the British and French commanders differ, though when the question of resistance or non- resistance does arise the French commander will act in conformists with ours.
ours. This is about as much coordination as we can
expect to get out of the French.
we still await report on the GOC's
Conversations with the French commander at Shanghai, ou receipt If which
we can
expect to receive a reply, from Col. Hagman Joyce to my letter of 19's July in F6814/3918/10.
Au Scott 27/7
Jonc 2/%
(Index.) He Arfler Clarke.
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19088 4/39 F.O.F.
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