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Registry Number

FROM

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1939

F 3540/2482/10.

Sir R.Craigie,

(Tokyo).

No. 144 (5/108/39).

Dated 1st March, 1939. Received 13th April, in Registry

F: China.

1939.

F

CHINA

F 3540

13 APR 1939

Closing of Japanese consular posts in Manchuria.

132

Refors to Mukden despatch No. 11 of 16th January (in F 2607/2482/10). Reports that a notification issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28th February announced closing of two Japanese Consulates-General, five Consulates and three Consular branch offices as from that date.Consulates-General were at Mukden and Tsitsihan, the Consulates at Chinchow, Chihfeng, Cheng- tieb, Kirin and Yenki, and branch offices at Antung, Paichentze and Halan Arhohan. Japanese Consulate at Taiyuan opened on 1st March.

(Copy Shanghai No. 9

Mukden No. 7)

Last Paper.

(F 2607)

References.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

HD. J.T.

(Action completed.)

aper sin

(Index.)

m....

20

200

Next Paper.

F5772.

30

(Minutes.)

As M. White observes (see

~ F2607/

2482/10) the occasions when the Tapse. required the assistance

a

consul in recent

have been rare.

Copy to D.O.T.

Treaty after Dept Passport Office

ዳ

24/4

16414 1/38 F.O.P.

years

must

Ashley Clarke.

ли

15710

1/+

q

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