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Dear

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General Staff Office,

«/o Commodore's Office,

H. M. Dockyard,

HONG KONG

17th August, 1939.

Many thanks for your letter of 2nd August. I

an most grateful for the action you have taken especially

as I know how very busy you must be.

If it should be found possible to meet the wishes

of the Hong Kong Government in this matter, I suggest

that detailed arrangementa might be made through our

respective Consuls-General in Canton.

I shall of course always be ready to do anything

I can to assist.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

Sa.) G. E. Grimsdalo.

Lieut-General Rikishi ANDO, Commander-in-Chief,

South China Expeditionary Force

H.I.J.X's Army,

Canton.

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