CO129-571-1 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 10-1-1938 - 24-12-1938 — Page 23

NO DISTRIBUTION.

Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie. (Tokyo).

12th December, 1958.

D.

1.13 p.m.

R. 9.50 a.m.

12th December, 1938.

12th December, 1938.

No.1461.

[2 grps.undec.].

Reason given is that orders were issued for careful search of all motor craft as there had been a recrudescence of Chinese banditry employing this type of ship.

Commander-in-Chief's telegram No.36l to Tokyo.

I would propose to take this up when written report

arrives.

Addressed to Foreign Office No.1461, repeated to Shanghai No.1204, Hongkong No. 227, Commander-in-Chief No.248 and Singapore No.47.

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