CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 32

MESSAGE

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FROM: Naval Liaison Officer, Shanghai.

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DATE: 2.5.39.

RECD: 1711

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ADDREGLED: C.in C. China repeated B.M.Ambassador, Shanghst

H.M.Ambassador, Tokyo, Consul Gemeral, Shanghat. Admiralty, Commodore in Charge, Hong Kong,

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B.A.

Your 1251 19th April mot to Consul General, Shanghai.

During the course of conversation with Vice Admiral Nomura

today Monday at a reception given at the German Club he stated

that he had most strongly advised Vice Admiral Kondo, who

recently paid a brief visit here, and his Chief of the Staff

to be much less drastic in treatment of Third Power shipping.

He explained that he considers recent incidents were due to the

frequency with which Japanese ships were relieved in certain

patrol areas and that tendency of new Commanding Officers to be

too diligent and overstep their powers. I said that i was

very evident that the latter had been the case in many incuances

and that I was glad he had been given such advice. I consider

Admiral Nomura was perfectly sincere in his remarks.

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