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MESSAGE

CONFIDENTIAL

From: R.A.Yangtse

F 8396 107

4 AUG 1939

IN

Date:

3.8.39

Recd:

0100

ADMINISTRATIVE CCDE (E)

Addressed: C.in C. China repeated Yangtse Gunboats

Admiralty, S.0.(I) Shanghai, N.L.0.Shanghai S.N.O.Shanghai

648.

Weekly situation report number 20.

There is little change anywhere on the

Yangtse. The evacuation of large bodies

of troops down river from Hankow is nearly

completed.

1752/1

1st Lord

1st S.L.

2nd S.L.

3rd S.L.

4th S.L.

5th S.L.

D.C.N.S.

EBD.

A.C.N.S.

PARL.SEC.

CIVIL LORD

SEC.

NAVAL SEC.

P.A.S.(S)

O.D. (3)

D.N.I.(6) M.56 (17) D. of P.(3)

D.S.D.9

0.1.C.(4) D.T.D. (4)

D.L.D.D.

Foreign Office)

War Office

Air Ministry

To be sent by M.Branch

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