CO129-571-1 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 10-1-1938 - 24-12-1938 — Page 68

NO DISTRIBUTION.

Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo).

D.

July 14th, 1938.

8.5. p.m. July 14th, 1938.

No. 856.

R. 2.45. p.m. July 14th, 1938.

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Flag verification:

(a) Tug Hokyen

(b) July 11th

(c) 22 degrees 8 minutes

(d) 113 degrees 39 minutes

(e) "short time"

(g) destroyer

(h) reason for boarding will be ascertained.

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 856; repeated to

Embassy, Shanghai, telegram No. 653 (Shanghai please repeat to

Hongkong as 124, Singapore 34, Commander-in-Chief 137).