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MESAĻD

MESA 10978

IN

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PROO Rear Admiral Yangste.13 OCT 1939

Date 12. 10, 69

Time 1885

Administrative Code (E) by C and W.

Addressed C. in C. China, Admiralty S.0. I. Shanghel. M-LO.

Yangtse Gunboats.

714

Yangtse situation report. In the Delta.

British

ships are trading to capacity

in the Haimen area, H., M. S. GNAT

as guard ship has been there

over 1 month as Japanese

consider she should not be relieved while the matter of

withdrawal of all gunboats is under discussion.

are being sent to her by British steamer.

Supplies

At Ranking H. M. S. TERN is complete with stores until

the end of the year. Situation H. M. S. PETEREL complete with

Situation quiet. S.N.O. confirms

stores until about March.

that Japanese suffered severe reverses on Changsha front.

He

also reports that Japanese ships have been fired on by

artillery near Anking and above Hankow.

0310/12.

1st Lord 1st S.L.

2nd S. L.

Controller

Deputy Controller

Asst. Controller(Bath)

4th S. L.

5th S.

D.C.N.S.

A. G. N. 8.

Fari. Daca

Civil ord

Sen.

Naval Soe,

0.5,0. Go 1st S.L.

P.A. S. (3)

Ops. (4) 0.D.8 O.D. (F) D. of P.(3) M. (10) D.N.I.(5) 0.1.C. (3)

D. T.D.

D.T.D. Basement D. of S.T. D.E.W.D. (3)

1734

1437

ADDITIONAL_CIRCULATION BY M.

Full China

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