CO129-585-2 Sino-Japanese conflict- release of captured British ships 6-3-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 15

Colonial fees

F2916/173/10

No. 297 (20/728(7)/40)

HIS Majesty's

Representative

With the Compliments. of the

Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

at

☐ 5 AUG 14

Tokyo

15

presents his compliments to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour to transmit to him the under-mentioned documents,

Copies sevi là Tonly Min of shipping

British....Embassy,...

Takyo.

RECEIVED 22 AUG 1940 C. O. RESI

53838 10. H.

4.K.

11th June...., 19...40

Reference to previous correspondence :

Tokyo telegram No 137 of 11th June to Hong Kong repeated to Foreign Office telegram No 968 and Shanghai telegram No 385.

Name and Date.

To Vice-Minister for

Foreign Affairs

dated 10th June.

Copy to:

Subject.

Detention of s.s. "Lalita",

"Dholera" and "Sagres".

Embassy Shanghai No. 147 Hong Kong No. 53

3479 20146 (4)