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(F 1551/84/10)
To CHINA.
Cypher telegram to ir. Howe, (Shanghai).
Foreign Office,
No. 151.
10th February, 1938,
11 p.in.
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تا
Your telegram No. 226 [of February 2nd: present position
3 in China].
(36)
I entirely agree with you.
Moreover I regard it as
imperative that nothing should be done or said to discourage
the Chinese.
Neither Service Department is disposed to agree with pessimistic views reported in your telegram No. 223.
It if of course perfectly right and proper that Service Attachés should express their views to you in this way, but I hope all concerned will bear in mind warning contained in
indiscreet remarks my telegram ko, 207 of November 15th:
to outsiders].
Repeated to Hankow No. 16, Peking No. 35.