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27 DEC 1939
1939
RegistryF 12979/3918/10.
Number
Admiralty
(Communicated-),
Secret.
FROM
No.
Dated
Received
CHINA
Withdrawal of gunboats.
Copy telegram from Commander-in-Chief China No. 404 (0209/21) of 21st December referring to his telegram of 3rd December (F 12456/3918/10). "Scarab" and "Gnat" will be ready for passage to Hong Kong on 3rd January. R.A.Yangtse in "Scorpion" will proceed to ? Hong Kong on 5th January. Vice-Admiral Holt may have to fly to Changking to make arrangements for disposal of upper river gunboats after which he will
in Registry 27th Dec.1939 strike his flag and return to United Kingdom.
F: China.
Last Paper.
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References.
Captain Saunders will then assume temporary command of "Durban. 11 "Petrel" and "Tern" will remain at Shanghai with Lieutenant-Commander (? Carnegie) as S.N.O. there.
(Minutes.)
الا البيه
(Print.)
(How disposed of.)
(Action
completed.)
川
(Index.)
you
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