CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 124

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Mr. Rogers 14. Mr. Gent 4

Mr. Concle 15

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Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Downing Street,

16 October, 1937.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

2 DRAFT. s for conson.

THE SECRETARY,

ADMIRALTY.

Draft herewith).

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Sir,

I am etc., to transmit to you,

to be laid before the Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty, a copy of a telegram

which has been addressed to the Governor

0.A.G.

of the Straits Settlement and the Aeting

Governor of Hong Kong.

very

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concious

Mr. Ormsby Gore feels that it

is desirable that the two Colonial

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with enclosure

to F.0.

Lf.

not necessary

think

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Governments should be kept informed

of any developments affecting British

shipping in the Far East, ? I am

be grateful s

he

accordingly dirooted to enquire whether

might be mond

their Lordships would be prepared to

sin

instructions four important

emse telegraphic correspondence on

this subject with the Commander in Chief,

The Gove of

to/Hong

China Command to be repeated to/Hong Kong

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and Singapore.

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