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RegistryF 12456/3918/
Number
FROM Admiralty
communicated
10
No.
Dated
Received
in Registry
7th Dec., 1939.
F
크리스
52
N())
7 DEC
Withdrawal of gunboats from the Yangtse.
Copy telegram No.336 (0237/3) from Commander in Chief China, stating that he considers appointment of R.A. Yangtse could be relinquished when three gunboats are withdrawn to HongKong, date of which will depend on easing of North East monsoon, probably about February, 1940. Further report as to administration of remaining gunboats will be made later, Agrees gunboats above Hankow can be reduced and suggests H.M.S. "Sandpiper" and H.M.S "Gannet" be laid up. H.M.S. "Falcon" to remain in cormission and make occasional moves from Chungking to Ichang.
F: China.
Last Paper.
F12329
References.
* 12978
(Print.)
(How disposed of.)
(Minutes.)
For the question of wireless
Communication with
minutes on F12278.
chung king,
what mean
see
We should Whink telegraphe to Sir A. Clark Kerr asing communication with Chungking
J
exist
apart from naval wireless and whether- these means would be adequate in the
Tel S'hai Noros event of only "Falcon" remaining in
commission. Personally I think that Raia Shayking so far as uniformity goes it would be No 180 Dec 12 sufficient to lay up one gumboat only. Cu cy
An Scott 87,2
14 cami
w/o Week Su J. Breytan.
Copy Paris
So far as he question of expense W 159 dec 14 to concerned, I presume that the
Włon
on 1221659 alec-14
(Action completed.
(Index.)
Cost of Telegraphing
Our
telegrams
trùng,
7019 Retween Shanghai and Chungking,
of sent. by commercial channels; world be a good deal less than
Next Paper.
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752542/16/10/19
"Sandpipe
18500 2/39 F.O.P
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