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F

CHINA

F 187

149 27 g

F

RegistryF 1870/1870/10.

Number

FROM Admiralty

No.

(Communicated).

Dated 26th Feb. 1939.

Received

in Registry

27th Feb. 1939.

Measures to safeguard British property.

Telegram from Commander-in-Chief (China) to Consul-General, Canton. Read. F.O. no.66. 26ret

Refers to Canton telegram No.32 (1966/1870/10 9.

The area referred to in Tokyo telegram' No.1187 was Swatow to Pakhoi. Considers that it is impracti- cable to inform Japanese of movements of British vessels. The Japanese Consul-General should be told this, and also told that any damage by Japanese forces to British shipping will be their responsibility.

(Repeated Tokyo No.400, Shanghai No.483).

F: China.

Last Paper.

F 12935/10717/10

References.

F10717/10717/10-Depil

F109506

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

Sif. Buxan

(Minutes.)

128/2

28/2

ли

2871

(1337/26 (1413/26)

See within messages of 26 February from

CinC., China.

(Action completed.)

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