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F

CHINA

F 26332

16 MAR 1939

Registry 2632/2632/10. Number

FROMMr.Jarrett, Admiralty, to NMr. Scott

Dated 13th Mar.1939. Received

stry 6th

in Registr16th Mar.1939.

F: China.

Last Paper.

References.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

a) Shaghai

She ghai No 246 Tokyo 16.219.

(Action completed.)

20/2/139

22 Meh.

(Index.)

Next Paper.

Charge to be brought in Parliament against the Royal Navy, China Fleet.

The Opposition have given notice that in the course of the debate on Navy Estimates they will bring forward the charge that the Royal Navy do not properly carry out their duty of supporting British interests and protecting British lives and property in China. It is gathered they will be mainly concerned with the Yangtse gunboats which they allege are afraid to go up the river, and the Rear Admiral Yangtse, whom they will accuse of spending all his time at Shanghai. Encloses copy of note dictated for information of the Civil Lord and enquires whether Foreign Office have jany comments.

(Minutes.)

was

The mistake (Chingkiang for Chungking) on page 2 was pointed out to Mr.

Jarrett, and it

suggested to him that the sentence at the bottom of that page should be amended to exclude reference to the dynamite removals (which certain MP's had suggested had ed against interfered with Chinese military Operations). Mr. Jarrett accepted this suggestion.

SuJ. Вчера

Let

Bersy

Abscot 20/3

us send Shanghai & Tokyo

the relevant extracts from Stansand coll. 668 Then we have... _bby... defend the

haval baso in those waters"; 756

tell.

even

"I can

Houb.

trading craft", 761 the Right Hab Sent... I 262.. Safety and without loss"

16757 3/38 F.o.p.

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