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(388) W132366/4589 1,000 pads 11/38 JC&SLtd Gp674/34.
MESSAGE.
SECRET.
From
C. in C. China.
4
27
RECEIVED:
10 IN
Date 21.12.39.
TIME 1340.
1039
Addressed
Naval Cypher D by T/P.
Admiralty. Repeated R. A. Yangtse.
F12456
404. My 0237 3rd December. H.M.S. SCARAB and Ħ.M.S.
GNAT will be ready for passage to Hong kong on 3rd Jan.
and will await suitable weather conditions. R. A. Yangtse
in H. M. S. 3CORPION with his staff will progeed to
? Holt
It may be desirable for
? Hong Kong on 5th January.
Vice Admiral Hels to fly to Chungking to make arrangements
for disposal of upper river gunboats after which he will
strike his flag and return to United kingdom.
Captain
Saunders will assume temporary command of H.M.0. DURBAN
on R. A. Yangtse striking his flag until arrival of new
commanding officers. H.M.S. PETEREL and H.M.S. TERN
? Cal from west remain at Shanghai with Lt. Commander CARNDUGF
of H.M.S. PETEREL as S.N.O. at Shanghai. It is recommended
he be granted the acting rank commander.
02092/21
1st
.L.
2nd S. L.
A.C.N.S.
Naval Sec.
C.B.D. to 1st S.L.
O.D. (3).
O.D.8.
(2).
D. of P. D.P.3. (2).
D. S.D.9.
F. N.L.O.
M. (3).
N. A.
2nd S. L. C.W. (2).
Advance copy Ops. 0.1.0.
M. 311. 35.
M. 37.
ADDITIONAL CIRCULATION BY M.
P.A.5. (S).
Full China Circulation.
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