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Tokyo-Rome alignment.
MA goes on that he does not
wish to make it known to other of his connections
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with KUNG and that he will be more careful in future.
28 dated 17.6.39 David Kung directs, from
Chungking, that MA will be paid $300 (Chinese
currency) monthly beginning from May 1939.
29) asks MA for details of a meeting
which was held recently by the British and French
Ambassadors.
30 is from MA to David Kung dated 23.7.39
He codes that: (1) Germany will go to war after the
Autumn harvest (2) America has had many internal
troubles and (3) the older Japanese statesmen can
still be influenced to bring about a temporary
compromise,
meaning that in 6 months time Britain
will be in a position to send her battleships (China
Fleet?) to Singapore.
31 is dated 1.8.39, MA hints that he is in
danger. He says that TATJIRA the Japanese Consul
in Hong Kong had told Kerr that he (MA) is of a
prominent anti-Japanese leftist element and closely
connected with the K.M.T. and the Communist Party and
requested Kerr to pay attention. MA said he had
received an intimidatory letter and his work might
become affected.
32 tells ma to carry on his work no
matter in what circumstances, and that if Kerr enquires
about the peace atmosphere in Chungking, MA can tell
him it is absolutely untrue.
35 MA says he will carry on his work
(dated 8.8.39).
He learns that keer will return to
England after his trip to Chungking and Britain's Far
East policy will be re-considered.
34) again refers to kerr returning to
England after visiting Chungking, but in a mintue in
red pencil is written:- "To be submitted, and the
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