CO129-571-1 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 10-1-1938 - 24-12-1938 — Page 19

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Mercantile Marine Department,

Board of Trade,

Great George Street,

Westminster, S.W.1.

§. 3041/38.

air,

24th Decober, 1938.

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with reference to your letter of the 18th Decesbar

(F.13159/4/10) regarding the stopping of the motor vessel

"ringshean" by a Japanese destroyer, I m directed by the

Board of Trade to state that they concur in the proposal

to approve the setica suggested or Hdie injeuty'a

Ambassad 2 in Tokyo that he should take up the mattor with

the Japanese Authorition if the written report for which

be lè waiting showa (sa it probably will, judging from the

telegram No. 607 whiab the Commander-in-Chiefa thin,

addressed to the Ambassador on the 6th December) that the

setion of the Japanese ¡¡aval authorities want bayond that

permitted by the agreed procedure, for the verification

of identity of vessele thought to be chinese.

A copy of this letter is being want to the admiralty

and colonial office.

the Under Neoretary of state,

Foreign frios,

1.

I have the honour to be,

Your ouadiout Jervant,

(Sgd.) W. T. TURNER,