CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 51

SECRET

MESSAGE

TN

DATE 12.4. 39,

RECD. 1840,

From N.L. C. Shanghai.

16

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Interdepartmental Cypher,

Addressed C. in C. China, repeated Admiralty

H. M. Ambassador, Tokyo, H. M. Ambassador, Shanghai, Commodore, Hong Kong.

Your 1043 April 10th. I delivered your message

to Admiral Nomura today, Wednesday and he said that he

would immediately pass it on to Admiral Oikawa.

Admiral Nomura seemed distressed that incident should have

occurred and expressed the hope that matter would be

immediately rectified.

1st Lord.

1st 3. L.

2nd S. L.

3rd S. L.

4th S. L.

5th S. L.

D. C.N.S.

A.C.N.S.

PARL. SEC.

CIVIL LORD.

SEC.

NAVAL SEC.

1645/12.

re s. s. SAGRES.

M.C.

P.A. S. (S). O.D. (3). D. N. I. (6). M. 36. (12). D. of P. (3) D. S. D. 9. O.I.C. (3). Trade Div. (2).

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

Foreign Office

War Office

Air Ministry

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Prof T

To be sent by

M Branch.