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SECRET
MESSAGE
From. C. in C. China?
DEC 1929
м
0237/3 December.
Date. 3.12.39.
Recd. 1800.
IN.
53
NAVAL CYPHER (D) (BY W/T)
Addressed. Admiralty. Repeated. R.A. Yangtse C. in C.'s Office
Hong Kong.
336,
F:2329
Your 0952 30th November. Consider appointment of
R.A. Yangtse could be relinquished when three gunboats are
withdrawn to Hong Kong date of which will depend on easing of
N.E. monsook probably about February 1940. Further report
as to administration of remaining gunboats will be made
later.
Embassy
1321 Reference British Atteohe Shanghai's 1861 to
F12*7*
Foreign Office I fully agree that gunboats above Hankow can
be reduced and suggest that H.M.S. SANDPIPER should be laid up
at AP Company's installation at Changsha and that
H.M.S. GANNET be laid up preferably at Chungking if she can
get there. H.M.S. FALCON to remain in commission and make
occasional moves frem Chungking to Ichang. R.A. Yangŝo
concurs
0237/3.
let Lord. 1st S.Le 2nd S.Re L.C.N.S. A.C.N.S. Naval Sec. 0.9.0
*
Os Do (F) OCDs &
*
to 1st S.L.
D. of P. (3) D.P.S. (2)
D.S
Do 96
F.N.L.O.
M. (15)
N.A. 2nd S.L.
CoWo (2)
Commander Faulkner 0.D.
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