CO129-563-14 Sino-Japanese War- military and naval movements 27-11-1937 - 6-1-1938 — Page 9

MESSAGE

IN

FROM: S.0. (I) Shanghai.

DATE: 10.11.37

RECD: 1643

Administrative Code (Plain).

ADDRESSED :-

Admiralty, C. in C. Cina, R.A. Yangtse,

s.O. (I) Hong Kong, S.0. (I) Singapore,

S.N.0. Sranghai.

3.

9

159 Chefoo departures November 8th U.S. Destroyer

Tender BLACK HAWK, U.S. Destroyers AIDEN, BARKER,

J.D. EDWARDS, JOHN D.FORD, PAUL JONES, PEARY, PILLSBURY,

POPE, WHIPPLE.

Tsingtao 9th November U.S. Destroyer PARROTT arrived

for docking after U.S. Destroyer STEWART, U.S. Destroyer

Tonder BLACK HAWK arrived and sailed same day.

Shanghai arrival N vember 8th U.S. Store Ship ERIDGE

arrived from San Francisco, arrival November 9th U.S.

Destroyer EDSALL from Yokohama, U.S. Transport CHAUMONT

arrived Woosung from Tsingtao and sailed same day for

Hong Kong Japanese transport arrival 186 OREGON 206 MANSEI,

142 GENMEI, HAKUREI, 386 KURUMA carrying motor landing

craft departure 130 HAVRE, arrived and sailed same day

NAGASAKI unnumbered carrying approximately 1500 troops,

TAKASHIMA unnumbered. Japanese vessels at Woosung three

cruisers seven destroyers three seaplane carriers six

minesweepers twenty three transports one oiler Shanghai

departure November 10th U.S. Transport HENDERSON for

Hong Kg and Manila, Japanese ex battleship ASAHI ame

up Whangpu from Woosung and went down river again.

1st Lord. A.C.N.S

1st S.L. PARL. SEC. M. (9)

CIVIL LORD. M. 34.

1500.

Plans (T ade) (2)

D.D. o

D.N.A.D.

S.T. (Mr. Dorrell)

(2)

(5).Foreign Office. ) to be

D.N.I. (6)

2nd S.L.

3rd S.L.

R.T.

eth S.L.

D.C.N.S.

A.CN.S

O.D. ().

SEC.

D. of P. NAVAL SEC. D.S.D... P.A.S. (S). N.I.D.

Wer Office.

Air Ministry.

HYDROG.

) sent by

M. B.

(Air).