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Decypher.
Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).
25th January, 1938.
D. 4.50 p.m.
25th January, 1938.
R. 10.0 a.m.
25th January, 1938.
No: 93.
Following received from Kobe:-
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I am informed that all Japanese tankers have been
warned that they are liable to be commandeered at any
moment. The navy are said to be importing two and half
million tons of oil from California this year. Freight
rates have risen in London four shillings in the last
few days. Source usually well informed. Consul ends.
Addressed to Foreign Office No: 93, repeated
to Commander-in-Chief.
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