CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 39

Decypher.

Sir R.Craigie (Tokyo).

NO DISTRIBUTION,

18 th November, 1937.

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D.

7.50 p.m.

R. 1.00 p.m.

18th November, 1937.

18th November, 1937.

No.696.

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My telegram No.5€2.

Flag verification.

(a) Canton, Foushong, Tungan Tungkuang, Taising,

Tiensheng.

(b) Detween 1100 and 1330 November 11th.

(c) and (a) In the neighbourhood (f) two (g) destroyer (h) reason for boarding was that Japanese became su picious

over a sudden increase in number of ships flying British

flag.

addressed to Foreign Office telegram No.696; repeated to Commander-in-Chief and Nanking (for Hongkong telegram No.54 and Singapore).

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