CO129-571-1 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 10-1-1938 - 24-12-1938 — Page 116

NO DISTRIBUTION.

Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).

D.

11.40 a.m.

21st February, 1938.

21st February, 1958.

R.

9.30 a.m.

21st February, 1938.

No. 249.

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Flag verification.

a) Tiensheng.

(b) February 18th 1230.

(c) 1130 42

(d) 22° 57'

g) destroyer

ship flying British ensign but nationality doubted.

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 249;

repeated to

Embassy Shanghai (for Hongkong telegram No. 30 Singapore No. 7

Commander-in-Chief No. 51).