CO129-585-2 Sino-Japanese conflict- release of captured British ships 6-3-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 22

Colonial Office

Copy

(F 2916/173/10)

No. 228 (15/72S(7)/40)

With the Compliments

of the

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Under Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs

26 JUN 1940

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Copiessent to I.O

Adity My shipping

His Majesty's Representative at Tokyo presents his compliments to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour to transmit to him the under-mentioned documents.

British Embassy,

Tokyo.

3rd May, 1940.

Reference to previous correspondence:

Foreign Office telegram to Tokyo No. 280 of 11th April, 1940.

Description of Enclosure.

53835/10

Name and Date

Oral Communication to Minister for Foreign Affairs 16th April, 1940 Letter to Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs dated 3rd May, 1940.

Subject

Detention of steamships "Lalita", "Dholera" and "Sagres"

Copy to:

Embassy Shanghai No. 107

#?

#1

Hong Kong No. 39.