CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 52

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Decode and Decypher. Mr. Young (Peking).

9th November, 1937.

(Via W/T.) 9th November, 1937.

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8.00 p.m., 9th November, 1957.

No. 756.

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Following received from Canton.

Addressed to Nanking No. 117 November 6th; repeated to

Peking, Shanghai for Mr. Howe, Hongkong, General Officer

Commanding, Commodore Hongkong,

Hongkong telegram No. 53 to Nanking.

General Yu Han-ou has informed me verbally through

special delegate for Foreign Affairs that "any increase in

shipping restrictions is postponed indefinitely until

necessity arises".

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Above permits passage of all Hongkong-Canton river traffic.

I have sent General Yu Han-mou through the same channel

arguments in favour of increasing draught so as to permit

passage restricted to coasting vessels.

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