CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 121

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may carry all nationalities including Chinese.

E. As regards general reopening of river Japanese Consul- General professed willingness provided formula could be devised

divorcing Pearl River from Yangste question.

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As regards C above Japanese Consul-General stated that this would depend on "good will" which clearly meant some response

in principle to D.

Repeated to Commander-in-Chief No. 9, British Embassy

Shanghai No. 8, Foreign Office No. 4, Tokyo No. 4.