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From JAPAN.
Decypher. Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).
D.
R.
No. 147.
3rd February, 138.
4.00 p.m. 3rd February, 1958.
9.30 a.m. 3rd February, 158.
1
CONFIDENTIAL.
Having received through the courtesy of Governor Hongkong
statistics of munitions passing through Colony for period up
to December 25th I could not resist temptation of mentioning
privately and confidentially to Vice-inister for Foreign
Affairs that Germany and Italy between them were responsible
for no less than 83 per cent of total figure. I thought His
Excellency received the news with almost as much satisfaction as
I imparted it.
2.
Addressed to the oreign Office o. 147 February 3rd:
repeated to Shanghai No. 101, Hongkong Ho. 20.