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TELEGRAM FROM
Sir A. Clark Kerr,
Shanghai)
No.
Dated
Received
1362 Decypher
Immediate 13th Dec.1939
in Registry 13th Dec.1939
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Withdrawal of gunboats.
Refers to Foreign Office telegram No.1209 (F 12538/3918/10). Whole point of his suggestion was that announcement of withdrawal from Upper River and Lower River should be simultaneous in order to meet susceptibilies of Chinese Government. that announcement of withdrawal from Lower River
Urges should be deferred until similar announcement can be made about Upper River.
(Repeated Chungking No. 648 Tokyo No.813, Commander in Chief No.392, Rear Admiral Yangtse No.118).
Last Paper.
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References.
(Print.)
(How disposed of.)
Appy Paris
اع فله
Kerr
(Minutes.)
us sufficient
The Ray. hardly gave us
trine (only three days), and Sir A. Clark
may with reason have felt rushed over the announcement. I think however
it was
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have
wele and the
our for
legitimate for us to assume that the Ray. concerted his telegram to the Cin C. before despatch. The reasons,
- threefold but they must of Copy Aborty (In Wallon) course be obvious to Su A. Clark Kover: on F12657 dec 13 they were @ the necessity for the early
relief of Hus. Gnat (CinC's tel. to Admr. ton
232 98th November in F11734) © Admiral on F12659 Copy Wo orbal) Oikawa's request reported in R.A.Y's tel.to on F12659 Dec14 Cin C. 716 of 28th October (F/1376), and, arising
Fiab sty decid
out of that, the possibilit of Japse inzistence on withdrawal with consequent loss of prestige (CinC's tel. to Admit of 23rd September), and © desirabilit of conforming our action Ihr to that taken by French (F12303)! As regardo
the susceptibilities of the Chinese Goot, we had Huse in mind, and the announcement
(Action completed.)
(Igdox.)
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