SECRET
From C. in C. China,
COPY OF MESSAGE
0202Z/25 February
Date:
25/2/40
Recd:
1335
Interdepartmental Cypher
Addressed:
British Embassy Shanghai; Tokyo. C.I.S. Far East Singapore.
Repeated Admiralty
348
IN
691. Chefoo telegram 8 to you now passed to
Admiralty and Tokyo. In view of unusually correct
Japanese attitude which replects Admiral Nomura's endeavour to improve relations, I suggest that incident should be
regarded as closed without further apology.
02022/25