SEORET
MESSAGE
From:
Ca in C. China
Addressed:
IMPORTANT
Interdepartmental Cypher
IN
RECEIVED
DATE:
10.4.39.
TIME:
1451
Admiralty, repeated Ambassador Tokyo, 413, Ambassador Shanghai, 513, N.L.0. Shanghai, Commodore Hong Kong, 963.
205.
My telegram No. 199 (1045/10).
H.M.S, THRACIAN reports that he has full details of
S.S. SAGRES cargo, signed copy of manifest and statement
from Consul Swatow that .s. SAGRES had permission to
trade under inland ports certificate. If desired
H.M.S. THRACIAN can proceed to Baku (Pescadores) with
these documents, a Japanese interpreter and Douglas
Shipping representative.
be required to enter Baku.
Swatow>
Concurrence of Japanese would
H.M.S. THRACIAN is now at
1953/10
MKB
1st Lord
let S.L.
2nd S.L. 3rd S.L. 4th S.L. 5th S.L D.C.N.S. A.C.N.S.
PARL. SEC. CIVIL LORD SEC.
NAVAL SEC. P.A.S.(S)
Advance copies to D.C. & R.C.
O.D.(3) D.N.I.(6) M.36 (12) D. of P.(3)
D.S.D.9
0.1.C. (3)
D.D. of S.T.(2) (Mr. Dorrell) R.C.(3)
Trade Division (2)
Foreign Office )To be
War Office
Air Ministry
sent by
M. Br.
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