CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 58

SECRET

MESSAGE

From Commodore, Hong Kong

Inter-departmental Cypher

IN

RECEIVED

DATE:

9.4.39.

TIME: 1109

1,58

Addressed: C. in C. China, repeated Admiralty, British

Ambassador, Tokyo, British Ambassador Shanghai, Governor, Hong Kong.

IMPORTANT

551. Add to my 1851. British Ensign was worn

at ensign staff of SACRES, Japanese Ensign at main.

1359/9

MKB

1st Lord. 1st S.L. 2nd 3.L.

3rd S.L. 4th S.L. 5th S.L. D.C.N.S. A.C.N-6. PARL. SEC.

CIVIL LORD

SEC.

NAVAL SEC.

P.A.S.(S)-

C.D.(3)

D.N.I.(6) M.36 (12)

D. of P.(3) D.S.D.3

O.I.C.(3) Trade Div. (2) Foreign Office War Office Air Ministry D.D. of S.T.(2) R.C.(3)

To be sent by M Br.