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1939

F 1922/1922/10

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Acting Consul- FROMGeneral Graves (Harbin)

No. 65

Dated Received

in Registry

20th Dec.1938

128th Feb.

F: China

1939

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CHINA

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1022

322 28 FEB 1939

Closing down of British schools in Harbin.

Transmits copy of Harbin despatch to Shanghai No.89 of 20th December (copied Tokyo) in which he reports on the closing of two schools formerly known as The British High School and The Harbin English Commercial School. ¥4,000 compensation was obtained for: each school. Describes the manner in which he disposed of these sums.

Last Paper.

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