CO129-579-8 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 23-6-1939 - 4-1-1940 — Page 7

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agreement was an attempt to frighten

Hong Kong into another concession, and

that the Japanese subsequently found it too

inconvenient to leave the agreement in abeyance.

Whether, however, in view of recent developments

in Tokyo and around Canton the agreement will

longer have a her life than its predecessor remains

to be seen.

The Foreign Office will have

received a copy of this agreement from either

Canton or Shanghai and ? this may simply be

put by.

AN. Jalthy

24th August, 1939.

Betta sund

bis Andrews

مش

A

25/8

бра

Seert LF.

mhaus

2578ah

G

To 70 (w/ 66) Bri

28.8.39

g

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