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53543/39 Hong Kong.

Sir,

hov.

9 Jctober, 1939.

C

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

164 165

55.

I have etc. to refer to my

secret despatch of the 19th October

relating to the shipment of arms from

the United States to the Shanghai

DRAFT.

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HONG KONG.

STRAITS

SECRET.

SECRET.

GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR.

supplementation

and to state in

SETTLEMENTS.

Municipal Folice and to Thailand

مر

to of the

information conveyed therein that the

FURTHER ACTION.

assurance which has been given to the

United States Government that nothing

would be done to impede the shipment

of