CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 91

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Dear Howe,

With the Compliments copy sent to

of the

Under Secretary of State My of Shipping

for Foreign Affairs_

13 MAY 1940

8 Billiter Square,

E.C.3.

3rd May, 1940.

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Canton Trade.

I attach copy of Hong Kong letter of April 23rd.

I do hope you will not get sucked in by this very

typical piece of Japanese bluff, which our people

must resist, if we are ever going to get Canton opened

again. As you know, it is a case not only of the

Canton/Hong Kong trade, but also of the Canton/China

trade, which is much more important.

R. G. Howe Esq., C.M.G.,

Foreign Office,

Whitehall,

S.W.1.

Yours sincerely,

(sa.) G. W. Swire.