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MESSAGE

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Dale? 9 34/8/59

From Captain on Stare PAMAR

Rec'd. $500-

NAVAL CYPHER (A)

Addressud C. in C. China, R.A.5 C.S., Admiralty (for D.N.I.)

Commodore Hong Kong.

Situation 22nd August. At Hong Kong Japanese troops

along the whole frontier,

Report today as yet unconfirmed

indicates Japanese in tend spreading cast on shore of Mirs Bay to Chauchurg. This landing expected, as one main junk traffic route between Hong Kong and east

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Further reports

Kwantung is through this village.

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show Japanese continue landing, guns, tractors and yanks at Namtau. Japanese propaganda among refugees tends to discourage them entering British territory as "when Japanese enter Hong Kong territory they will then be considered as Hong Kong Chinese. Reports of landing

of reservists Japanese "reservist corps of Girls" may if true be taken as propaganda with similar object.

Japanese cruiser NAGARA (probably) and one destroyer

No other information in Halwan Straits 20th August. regarding naval disposition excepting that in movement

signals,

Consul Tamsui reported Keelung full of transports

19th August.

1814/25

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1st Lord

15% S.L.

Snd $.L.

3rd S.I.

40b S.G.

Sta 3.1.

D.C.N.S.

4.0.N,3.

EARL. SEC.

CIVIL LOTD.

900.

NAVAL REC. P.A.3.(S) O.D. (5) D.N.Ì. (6) M.AS (17)

D. of P.(3)

D.3.D.9. 0.1.C.(4) D.T.D. (3)

D.I.D.D.

Foreign Office War Office Air Ministry

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