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The apportiment
of Mayors does not
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necessarily mean they will be able to serve
thair authority wine chately.
When it comes to getting our merchants
back & thwith we shall have to rely
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curselves for transport rather than leave it to the Americans.
I think we should (a) write to the MW. I.
enclosing a copy of this dicly-ram and
it would be preferable, if at
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san
that
wall possible, that
we should transport and own merchant's back to
Shanghai tat her than rely on the Americans to
do so, I ask what consideration be
given
to
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making
the necessary shipping wailable in anticipatin
of an early rest warning of normal conditions in China; (b) ask the Chiva Armorist in to give.
a rough extimate of the numbers
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British subjects As (micluding families) who will want to relium to Shanghai when conditions return to normal and who will be able to leave it, say, a fortnight's voice; (c) ante Cadmiralty to inform C-mi-C that we agree with Sir H. Seymen's c'elegram pain. 2
but as regards para 3 we think it laste
J.S. Lransportation
I' to rely
live much
facilities to bring British merchants back,
we are urging
that table with but departments
concerned dewatility of British shipping being made
available
for this purpose.
liv. Kitim
23/8
A.
China association
to Mr. Kelson of 6/30
B.
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