Mr. Blunt (Canton).
16th May, 1939.
D.
By wireless
16th May, 1939
R.
10.0 a.m.
16th May, 1939.
No. 28.
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NO DISTRIBUTION.
Addressed to British Embassy Shanghai telegram No. 71
May 16th.
ajay not yet
My despatch No. 93 of May 9th.
In conversation yesterday my Japanese colleague was even
? Peat more discouraging regarding prospects of re-opening Peace River
to navigation. He said the matter rested with Tokyo but that it would be impossible to persuade local military authorities
to agree.
2. In this connexion and in others he referred bitterly to British financial assistance given to the Chinese Government.
Repeated to Foreign Office telegram No. 28, Governor Hongkong
telegram No. 118, Tokyo telegram No. 26, Commander-in-Chief
telegram No. 63.
Governor Hongkong please pass to Senior Naval
Officer West River as my telegram No. 24.