CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 27

NO DISTRIBUTION.

Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo)

No.882.,

28th December 1957.

D. 11.40 a.m. 28th December 1937.

R. 9.30 a.m. 28th December 1937.

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My telegram No.562.

Flag verification.

(A) Anshun.

(B) December 26th 11.00

(C) 22 degrees 35 minutes.

(D) 115 degrees 3 minutes.

(G) destroyer.

(H) I am enquiring as to reason for boarding.

Addressed to Foreign office, repeated to Embassy

Offices Shanghai (for Governor of Hongkong, Commander-in- Chief and singapore).

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