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to withdraw the and
from Hankow and @@ of question of relif of Mar. 2. Gnat Hing howe there fore decided in the first place tod three gunboat at Hawklowe Kinkiang, and Yangtze delta. Further withdrawals from Shanghai will be mase later as 15 which piror intimation will be sent to the French Goot, but it is our intention 15
on the
us.
retain a gunboat at S'hai
as
in
"Free
I one at Canton
long as possible. The three gunboats China" will remain as at present. As regards the further
the further withdrawals
from Shanghai, Admy might be acked
to give us say a week's warning, so that intimation may be given to Mr. & Ms. 60d?.
Sr. J. Brexan.
AN SEE # 17/11
our
communications
to
the French and Amer
especially he bitter, I think it
erican
governments,
わ
most undesirable to link
ufs the withdrawal with Admiral
Oikawa's request:
On paper,
al, all events, we should
we should try and
make it appears that we are
очи
own
con veu
of our war needs.
ge
ience
sending
in resped.
bermay Emay
18/4
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