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NATIONAL

SCHEME

Telephone No.: WHITEHALL 1234.

In any reply

please quote Regd. No.

Dear Gent,

SECRET.

TREASURY CHAMBERS,

WHITEHALL, S.W.1.

31st August, 1937.

I enclose copies (1) of a telegram from Rogers

in Shanghai to the Bank of England which was sent to the

Foreign Office and to me on Sunday morning together with

a copy of a letter from Pratt, (2) further telegrams

exchanged between the Bank of England and Rogers and the

draft answer which the Bank of England would now like to

send to Rogers if you and the Foreign Office, whom I am

consulting, both agree.

I think the enclosures are self-explanatory

but if not please ask me for any further information

that you want. Will you let me know as soon as possible

whether you do agree that the Bank may send their draft

answer?

Yours sincerely,

Mellonny.

G.E.J. Gent, Esq.,D.S.O.,0.B.E.,M.C.,

Colonial Office.

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