CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 52

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MESSAG

RECEIVED

OUT

886

12 APR 1939

Date

11-4-39

Sent

SECRET.

To: C.in-C. China

Repeated N.L.U. Shanghai

Care. Hong Kong. 159.* H..Ambassador, Tokyo

H..Ambassador, Shanghai

Inter-departmental Cypher.

(12)

From Admiralty.

IMPORTANT.

(9) Your 1953/10 * Their Lordships consider it

preferable not repeat not to take this action for the

present. Question of producing documents to Japanese

either at Bako or elsewhere could be re-considered in light

of reply to representations which N.L.0. was directed to

inake in your 1043/10.

1530/11

for Head of M.

* Seizure of S.S. SAGRES.

ist Lord.

1st 3.1.

2nd S.L.

3rd S.L.

4th S.L.

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GIVIL LORD.

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