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ORIGINAL Derecypher of a telegram from the Governor

of Hong Kong. Dated 10th November, 1939.

in the Colonial Office at

Decoded Decyphered

by

Received

on 22.11.39.

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SAVING No. 1.

Addressed to Secretary of State for the Colonies

telegram No. 1 Saving.

Repeated to British Ambassador

Tokio telegram No. 1 Saving, British Ambassador Shanghai

telegram No. 1 Saving dated 10th of November.

Your telegram of the 7th of October.

Japanese

Consul General called yesterday and made the following

enquiries.

1.

Would we agree to doubling number of British and Japanese Government chartered vessels on Hong Kong Canton

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run?

2.

Would passage through Hong Kong mine field and provision of pilot be arranged for Japanese vessels as is the case with Japanese mine fields on Pearl River?

Could arrangements be made for specified kinds of merchandise to be carried by both classes of vessel

(Present arrangement between Hong Kong and Canton?

3.

precludes carrying merchandise).

Explaining that

merchandise in mind was such as paper and petroleum products to Canton, fresh food from Canton.

4. Could permission be obtained for Japanese Government chartered vessels to carry coal from Formosa

to Hong Kong?

Would Hong Kong Government like Japanese troops

5.

moved away from border?

6.