49.
Air Ministry Ref. 45.
Sees
indicated
in (46.)
24
21.10.39.
no reason to dissent from crews as
? To You. ith: as is
ins aff. un.
A. N. Galsworly 20/10
This is in accordance
with the
advice of the two departments consulted, but in view of its partial inconsistency with the policy laid down in (142) + (143) on 53548/39 below
15/9
- see my min. of That file - Ipass it on.
The essential differences, I suppose, would be in the facts that these also planes would have to be registered at
The
Itong Kang, whereas, ships carrying arms would usually be of American registry (Though nobody has said so), and that
aeroplanes are more likely to be inter fered with by the Japanese than ships, especially as at some point or other they would have. to the over China.
26 is so
NisAndrews
so palpably
decisim based
a
27/10
on nothing
nothing but
Eased on
Expediency
that I won't
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was coming, accoplane parts cr be sent into China to that