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JAPANZ

1939

F. 7915/3139/10

From: Deputy Director of Military Operations.

To: Mr. Cavendish

Bentinck.

Far Eastern CHINA

Anglo-French Staff Talks.

F7915.

2 6 JUL 1939

Encloses summary of

signed report on discussion between G.O.C. Hong Kong and Colonel Catteville, commanding French forces in North China and in Shanghai.

Date: 25th July 1939.

Last Paper.

References.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

(Action completed.)

Two telegrams

(Minutes.)

are in

This paper,

one from was office to 6.0.C. I 21th July and one in reply from G.O.C. to W.D. of 23rd July.

The upshot seems to be that as

as regards Tientsin the instructions of the British and French commanders differ, though when the question of resistance or non- resistance does arise the French commander will act in conformists with ours.

ours. This is about as much coordination as we can

expect to get out of the French.

we still await report on the GOC's

Conversations with the French commander at Shanghai, ou receipt If which

we can

expect to receive a reply, from Col. Hagman Joyce to my letter of 19's July in F6814/3918/10.

Au Scott 27/7

Jonc 2/%

(Index.) He Arfler Clarke.

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27/0

19088 4/39 F.O.F.

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