CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 2

2

of

1. F.o.

2. F.O

F.13656/188/10

(tis aflantan tel 169 of 22/12; lungshag

مه

8.14842/158/10

( two ~ / Canton tel 170 of 26/12;)

3. F.D.

4

F.13897/150/10

(two c/ t'hai tel 343 of 29/12; lungshag

you.

tel:6

policy re passengers

4.1.39.

maru

manu

(.)

4.1.39.

4.1.

u.)

39.

4.1.39.

vessels belieer

(Reconson of

4.2. Canton. Rege early reply.)

H.K.

~

5

you

даро

are

b. F.o.

(

al 7

4.1.39.

asks whether, by restricting papatect shipping,

causing breach of treaties.)

al

F. 168/79/10

Liscfttl from Canton, 2

с

of 4/1; asko whether he

6.1.39

can

Concu

in 4.

~4.)

This batch of telepams is of some importance in that this has beer a certain modification

of the British attitude on

this question,

in

ody to avoid an otherwise certain attitude

Headlock with the Japanese,

Thus in Nos. 30 A, the gov, & C. in C.

گر

at hast were still holding out for

a more

quitable solution of the present diffuultis

regarding shipping.

In 30 the Sov. proposed

to Mr. Blunt, as a

result of his discussion with

the C.in C. & 9.0.C., that the Fap. should be

sounded as to the

he

a

supestion that the night

repular Jap. & British shuttle service

of mchout ressels on a ship for ship basis,

The sap, reply is contained in B.2.