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COPY CABLE RECEIVED 28.8.37 from BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
SHANGHAI.
PLIGHT CIVILIAN REFUGEES ALIENATING NATIONALITY BECOMING CRITICAL
MUNICIPALITIES UNABLE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RELIEF FUNDS
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STOP REQUEST APPEAL BE OPENED IN LONDON IF POSSIBLE UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF LORD MAYOR FOR FUNDS RELIEF HELPLESS REFUGEES ALL
NATIONALITY MOSTLY CHINESE STOP WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO
UNDERTAKE DISTRIBUTION - BRITISCOM MARSHALL.
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COFY CABLE RECEIVED 2.8.37 FROM P. KENT CHAIRMAN, CHINA
ASSOCIATION, TIENTSIN BRANCH.
FOLLOWING MESSAGE FOR LORD MAYOR JAPANESE AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
AND SHELLING OF CITY OF TIENTSIN AND ADJACENT AREAS HAS REDUCED
TO DESTITUTION AND RENDERED HOMELESS VAST NUMBERS CHINESE
NONCOMBATANTS STOP IN ADDITION TO REFUGEES IN FOREIGN
CONCESSIONS ESTIMATED UPWARDS FORTY THOUSAND PASSED THROUGH
BRITISH CONCESSION TO ADJOINING AREA FORMERLY GERMAN CONCESSION
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FORMED TAKE STEPS MEET EMERGENCY BUT
NEEDS BEYOND OUR RESOURCES STOP BRITISH COMMUNITY VENTURES
APPEAL THROUGH YOU FOR HELP TO RELIEVE PLIGHT OF THESE
UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE STOP CONSUL GENERAL AND OFFICER COMMANDING
TROOPS NORTH CHINA CONFIRMING CONDITIONS AND SUPPORTING APPEAL
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AMERICAN CONSUL GENERAL CABLED FOR HELP AMERICAN RED CROSS
STOP KENT CHAIRMAN CHINA ASSOCIATION TIENTSIN BRANCH.
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COPY CABLE FROM P. KENT DATED 4.8.37.
FOLLOWING POR LORD MAYOR
STABILISATION OF SITUATION RAISES HOPE
RESTORATION CONFIDENCE WITH POSSIBLY EARLY REESTABLISHMENT
SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION REFUGEES STOP AMERICAN RED CROSS CABLED
TEN THOUSAND GOLD DOLLARS WITH PROMISE MORE IF NECESSARY ST OP
LOCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS ENCOURAGING STOP NOT YET POSSIBLE ESTIMATE
REQUIREMENTS BUT IF FEASIBLE AMERICAN PLAN SUBSCRIPTION UB STAGES
FROM SOME EXISTING FUND PROBABLY MOST SATISFACTORY STOF
INDICATIONS SUGGEST FURTHER FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS SUFFICIENT AT
PRESENT STOP WOULD LIKE AUTHORITY HELP REFUGEE PROBLEM AT PEKING.KENT.
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