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SECRET

53838/34/39

MESSAGE

ALAM

Date 24.7.39.

IN

16

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From S.N.0. West River.

NAVAL CYPHER (0)

Red. 1640.

Following message has been passed to Admiralty for information.

Addressed C. in C. China repeated S. N.O. Canton Câre I/C

Hong Kong Consul General Canton.

From S.N.0. West River.

IMPORTANT.

Propose S. N.C. Canton should inform Japanese Naval

Authorities that while we are prepared occasionally to make

minor adjustments to gunboat movements to suit their convenience

we cannot in principle accept any interference with movements

of our warships and certainly not for so long a period as two

weeks.

1st Lord

1st S. L.

2nd S. L.

3rd S. L.

1154/24

4th S. L.

5th S. L.

D. C. N. S.

A. C. N. S.

PARL. SEC.

CIVIL LORD

SEC.

NAVAL SEC.

P. A. S. (S) O.D. (3) D. N. I. (6) M. 36 (17) D. of P. (3) D. S. D. 9 O.I.C. (4)

D. T. D. (3)

D. K D.D.

Foreign Office) To be sent War Office ) by

Air Ministry ) F. Branch R.C. (Advance copy sent.)