CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 50

MESSAGE

SECRET.

FROM: C.in C. China.

IN.

11

DATE: 16.4.39.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL

RECD: 1255.

CYPHER.

ADDRESSED: N.L.0. Shanghai repeated Admiralty, Ambassador

"okyo, 415., Commodore Hong Kong.

IMPORTANT.

222. Your 1645 April 12th.

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You should press Admiral

Nomura for a very early reply to my personal message to

Admiral Oikawa, pointing out that SAGRES has now been

detained since April 8th.

1104/16.

Advance copy to D.C. at 1320.

1st Lord.

1st S. L.

2nd S. L.

3rd S. L.

4th S. L.

5th S. L.

B.A.

D.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S.

PARL.SEC.

CIVIL LORD.

SFC.

NAVAL SEC. P.A.S.(S). O.D. (3).

D.N.I.(6).

M.36.(12).

D. of P.(3).

D.S.D.9.

C.I.C.(3).

Trade Div. (2).

D.D. of S.T. (Mr. Dorrell) (2)

R.C.(3).

Foreign Office

War Office

Air Ministry

со

Ворт

To be

sent by M.Branch.

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