CO129-585-8 Sino-Japanese conflict- British policy regarding Trentsin negotiations 8-1-1940 - 19-4-1940 — Page 17

In any further communication on this subject, please quote

No. F 404/5/10

and address--

not to any person by name

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

CONFIDENTIAL

Foreign Office.

S.W.1.

22nd January, 1940.

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43/-/39.

Sir,

I am directed by Viscount Halifax to transmit to you herewith a copy of a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong No.2 of 16th January.

2. In order to meet Mr.Rogers' wishes, Lord Halifax proposes to instruct His Majesty's Embassies at Shanghai and Tokyo to repeat certain telegrams relating to the Tientsin currency and silver questions to the Governor

He

at Hong Kong.A copy of these instructions is enclosed. would accordingly be grateful if the Governor might be informed by telegram of the procedure to be followed, and if His Excellency might be requested at the same time to show all such telegrams to Mr. Rogers.Lord Halifax would also be grateful if Mr.Rogers could be shown in the first place

the summary contained in Colonial Office telegram to Hong Kong personal unnumbered of 2nd January.

3. A copy of this letter is being sent to the Treasury.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

R.Ekme

1.