CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 112

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Mr. Galsworthy. 17.1.39.

Mr. Cowell

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Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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53838/34/39.

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Sir,

BY AIR MAIL.

Downing Street,

18 January, 1939.

I have etc. to refer to

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

Com 7.0 LF

Ref 12

(4 and 5)

your telegrams Nos. 6 and 7 of the

4th January, 1939, regarding the

sailing of Japanese charter

vessels between Canton and Hong Kong

and to confirm my telegram No. 12

of the 14th January, which read

as follows:

"Immediate.

No. 12.

Your telegram No. 6. Japanese charter vessels in Hong Kong. Recommendations at A. and B. in your telegram No. 6 approved. In any agreement subsequently reached with Japanese authorities regarding movements of British shipping on Pearl River it should be expressly stated that His Majesty's Government reserve their full rights under the relevant treaties with China. Please repeat to Canton Tokyo Shanghai and Commander in Chief."

2.

I have the honour to

inform you that the decision reached

by His Majesty's Government in this

matter