CO129-579-3 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 30-10-1938 - 23-12-1939 — Page 5

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That

no

further infor

from the Ger

on teeme

has been secund

req moking

the

of the action dirt

the China Berchants 5.N. Coy

117

Said to be bringing in the Counts

agimet 11⁄2 Chang Kee loy

12/0

by

ecopy

h

BEAT. LE

Ment.

$4.4

Japce with the action proposed, except that Jam not clear as to the sugeasted addition. The position in It.K., as lunderstand it, is twar thee Supreme Count Own in prection (see the copy

applies fa and

Enclosed in No. 7) was obtained in oron to

prevent the vissels in question from bring remont from H.K., as otherwise they night Evade the jurisdiction of the Counts of the Republic of China and thus render ineffection any Own by such Comets with regard to them or to any other property of the

Steam

Chung Kee Navigation Co Ltd, which is apparently

brunj wound up.

No. 12 refers to

"

that

I see the first anchoamne to

the case of China Merchanto

"Steam Navigation (arbitration?) versus Cheng kee "Company", linvict to not clear precisely boulest

proceedings this refers.

5/4/39

/t. Duncan