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SECRET
MESSAGE
IN
From
C.in c.China
Date
14.6.39.
Rec'd 1821
Interdepartmental Cypher
Addressed
S.N.O.Tientsin repeated Admiralty, H.M.
Ambassador Shanghai 575, H.M.Ambassador Tokyo 470,
Consul General Tientsin, General Officer
Commanding.
IMPORTANT
14th May.
502.
Consul General Tientsin telegram 1305
Unfortunate experience has proved that a water
on
way once closed by Japanese or other action and on which British Shipping has ceased to operate is extremely difficult to reopen. I therefore suggest for Consul General Tientsin's consideration that every encouragement
to should be given/(corrupt group) to continue to operate Haiho river in spite of restrictions detailed in Consul General Tientsin telegram 1215 May 14th rather than that we should impose on ourselves a prohibition(even in form
Japanese of advice) which would appear precisely what would most wish and which may prove an embarrassing precedent. I concur however with last sentence of Consul General Tientsin telegram under reference concerning non repetition non provision for armed guards under present
circumstances.
2214/14
PARL.SEC. CIVIL LORD.
1st Lord
1st S.L.
2nd S.L.
SEC.
3rd S.L. 4th S.L. 5th S.L.
D.C.N.S. A.C.N.S.
NAVAL SEC.
P.A.S.(S) O.D. (3) D.N.I.(6) M.36(14) D. of P(3)
Advance copy to R.C.2315
D.S.D.9
0.1.C.(4)
D.T.D. (2) .T.D.(2)
D.L.D.D.
Foreign Office) To be
War Office
Air Ministry
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