COPY
Decypher.
From CHINA.
Chipp
Mr.Howe (Shanghai).
9th January, 1938.
No.40.
D. (Via W/T) 9th January, 1938.
R. 10.00 p.m. 9th January, 1938.
144
Senior Naval Officer Shanghai's telegrams 19-21 of
January 8th to Commander-in-Chief.
It now appears that objections to allowing neutral
merchant vessels to move on Yangtse is due to policy of
Japanese Government. It would therefore seem desirable that
representations be made at Tokyo as suggested in my telegram
No.9, with a view to despatch of further instructions to local
Japanese naval authorities. Meanwhile movements of British
merchant shipping from Shanghai will be restricted.
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No.40; repeated
to Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Yangtse (grp.undec.)
Senior Naval Officer Nanking, Senior Naval Officer Wuhu; copies
to Senior Naval Officer Shanghai and Consul-General Shanghai.