CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 128

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Following is a repetition of Canton telegram No.53 April 25th to me addressed to British Embassy Shan, hai telegram No.55 April 25th Tokyo telegram No.16 Governor of Hong Kong telegram No.34 Chungking (7 telegram No.880) (Commander-in-Chief) telegram No.94 Governor please pass Commodore for Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief please communicate to Intelligence Centre Singapore.

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On basis of facts reported in my telegram No.52 I venture to euggest that representations might be made at Tokyo regarding farce of so called first step towards reopening of Pearl River.