CO129-585-2 Sino-Japanese conflict- release of captured British ships 6-3-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 11

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BY SAFE HAND SECRET

No. 141/1680/31c)

Copied to:-

53838/104 / 40

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H.B.M.Ambassador, Tokyo (69) H.B.M.Ambassador, Shanghai (109) Commander-in-Chief, China Station

Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong. ||

Officer Administering the Government,

The XXXXXXX Hong Kong presents his compliments to The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the

and has the honour to forward the

Colonies,

documents detailed hereunder. Special attention is invited to paragraph (c)

of the enclosure.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

Hong Koxer

REC

V

- 3 DEC 1940

Reference

REGY

2nd October

19 40

"

revious correspondence

Officer Administering the Government's secret note of 10th June,

1940.

DESCRIPTION.

ENCLOSURES.

NO. OF

SUBJECT.

COPIES.

Copy of letter from Messrs.

Williamson & Company, dated

3

28th September, 1940, addressed to the Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

mel. to to

Admy

baby

S.S."Sagres"

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