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SECRET

From:

G.O.C. Hong Kong

F 12880

255

20

DEC 1939

To

Desp, 1921 18/12/39

Recd. 1520 18/12/39

War Office, Commander Shan hai Arca, Commander

Tientsin Arca, repeated H.M. Ambassador Shanghai, Commander in Chief China, G.0.C. Malaya,

Military Attache Tokyo, Intelligence Bureau Far East, General Staff Intelligence Officer Shanghai.

6216 cipher 18/12

Reference War Office telegram 59537 (M.0.2) dated Oct. 24th

sent only to G.0.0. Hong Kong and G.0.C. Malaya.

At midnight fifth/sixth January headquarters Tientsin Aroa vill

close and this area will become Tientsin Sub Area under command of

headquarters Shanghai Area.

From same date and time headquarters Shanghai Area will become

headquarters Shanghai and Tientsin Arca,

Officer Co:manding Troops Tientsin Sub Area will be Senior Officer

of East Surrey Regiment at Tientsin and Arca Commander Shanghai Area will

assume comand of Shanghai and Tientsin Arca.

All correspondence connected with former Tientsin Area will after

above date be addressed to headquarters at Shanghai.

To A.G.1 (for action)

C.4. (Telegrams)

Copies to:-

S. of S.

P.U.S.

C.I.G.S.

D.M.0. & P.

D.P.

D.R.U.

M.0.1. 2. 2a. M.1.1b (119)

M.I.2.2c.

S.D.1.

A.G.1.

F.2.

D.M.S.

Director of Movement:: Director of quartering

First Lord Admiralty (2 copies) Hr. Hove (Foreign Office)

Cdr. Barry (Admiralty)

Wing Cdr. Grant (Air Ministry)

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