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DLM.

CONFIDENTIAL

From R.A. Yangise

Addressed.

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Date.

IN

11.69589209

Time. 1513.

15 AUG 1939

ADMINISTRATIVE CUDE (4)

C.in C. China. Repeated Admiralty, S.0. (1) Shanghai N.1.0. Shanghai, S.N.0. Shanghai, Yangtse Gunboats.

There

little

662. Weekly situation report number 21.

Delta. British ships are sometimes delayed in

Haimen area by pseudo Japanese operations.

are now 3 British steamers trading there.

trade elsewhere. Nanking. It is thought that

an important conference is being held.

Admiral Oikawa arriving there in Japanese coast

defence vessel IDZUMO and General Shibayama iate

of Tientsin and now of Hankow has gone there.

Japanese are being much harassed by

guerillas. Kiukiang. Endeavour being made to

set up local government. Hankow. Down river

troop movements continued. Estimated that only

about 30,000 Japanese troops remain in Hupeh.

Operations mainly carried out by Air forces which

have been increased at lankow.

Wuhu.

1315/9

ist Lord 1st S.1.

2nd S.1. 3rd S.2. 4ch S.L. 5th S.L. D.C.N.S. A.C.N.S.

PARL.SAC.

CIVIL LORD. SEC.

NAVAL SEC.

P.A.S.(S)

U.D. (3) D.N.I.(6) M.36(17) D. of P. (3) D.S.D. 9 U.I.C. (4) D.T.D. (3)

D.L.D.D.

Foreign Office) To be sent

War Office

Air Ministry D. of S.T. (5)

со

Воут

)

by

M. Branch.

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