CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 125

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8- MAY 1940

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Mr. Hayter (Shanghai).

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Following is repetition of Canton telegram

No. 58 April 30th to me:-

Addressed to the British Embassy Shanghai

telegram No. 58 April 30th.

My telegram No. 52 paragraph No. 3.

I now learn that the monopoly even claims the sole right to transport goods from ship to Butterfield and Swire's own godown and will not allow firm's own coolies to handle them. Toller.

(? omitted:

Repeated to) Chungking telegram No. 15, Tokyo telegram No. 17, Governor Hong Kong telegram No. 36 ana Commander-in-Chief telegram No. 14. Governor please pass to Commodore for the Commander-in-Chief and Intelligence Centre Singapore.

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