CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 175

ORIG. ON 53838/52/39

GUPHER TELEGRAM from the Governo, bi ong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 14th November, 1939,

November, 1939.

Received 9 a.m. on 14th

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Fo. 398. SECRET.

11/53038/52/89

Your telegram No. 295, secret. Main points

were (1) doubling number of vessels on Pearl River run

specified in current agreement (2) question whether

arrangements could be made for (a) specific kinds of

merchandise to be carried on Pearl River run by British

ressels and Japanese Government chartered vessels and

(b) coal to be brought to Hong Kong from Formosa by the

latter ressek Replies were (1) no objection (2) would

be considered if put into writing,

asked for brief list of bom to raised

at interseid referred to in 5