CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 48

In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No. 72774 79/10

and address—not to any person by naine, bult to-

"The Under-Secretary of State," Foreign Office, London, S.W. 1.

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THE Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his

compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for

the Colonies

and, by direction of the Secretary of State,

transmits herewith copies of the under-mentioned paper.

Foreign Office,

19 39.

21 March

Reference to previous correspondence :

£21

Foreign Office letter of 9 March, 1939(72332/79/10).

Description of Enclosure.

(35)

Name and Date.

Subject.

Telegram from M.M.

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Consul General at & uton. Shipping situation on the Pearl River:

he. 25.

18March, 1939.

release of detained ships.

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Similar letter sent to the Board of Trade

Admiralty.

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