PARAPHRASE
TELEGRAM
Mr. Alston (Tokio)
No.519.
C.0
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FILES ONLY
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RE
REC & AN 20
December 28th, 1919
D. 11.5 a.m. December 28th, 1919
R. 10.0 a.m. January 2nd, 1920.
Report has been received from His Majesty's Consul at Tamsin that Japanese vessels were being fitted out
in (?Formosa) on December 19th to fish for Trocas shells
on Paracels Reefs, and (?Press) (?rumours) that Islands
are to be anexed being unowned.
Repeat to Hong Kong for communication to Admiral.