CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 349

SECRET

From C. in C. China,

COPY OF MESSAGE

0202Z/25 February

Date:

25/2/40

Recd:

1335

Interdepartmental Cypher

Addressed:

British Embassy Shanghai; Tokyo. C.I.S. Far East Singapore.

Repeated Admiralty

348

IN

691. Chefoo telegram 8 to you now passed to

Admiralty and Tokyo. In view of unusually correct

Japanese attitude which replects Admiral Nomura's endeavour to improve relations, I suggest that incident should be

regarded as closed without further apology.

02022/25