NO DISTRIBUTION.
Decypher.
Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo).
D.
July 14th, 1938.
8.5. p.m. July 14th, 1938.
No. 856.
R. 2.45. p.m. July 14th, 1938.
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Flag verification:
(a) Tug Hokyen
(b) July 11th
(c) 22 degrees 8 minutes
(d) 113 degrees 39 minutes
(e) "short time"
(g) destroyer
(h) reason for boarding will be ascertained.
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 856; repeated to
Embassy, Shanghai, telegram No. 653 (Shanghai please repeat to
Hongkong as 124, Singapore 34, Commander-in-Chief 137).