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SECRET

Refere

From C. in 3. China.

F12589 Sut 64

MESSAGE

U 560 1939

NAVAL CYPHER (1) Cable.

Halle cip

me please

sue

03022/10. Dec.

IN

Dato, 10.12.39.

Recd. 0650.

Addressed Admiralty, Repeated R.A. Yangtse, 962.

IMPORTANT.

F 12456

353

How at Ichaus

Moy, a

My

uzent

3rd Dec/

Following received from R. A.

Yangtse begins H. M. S. GANET will be unable to proceed to

Chungking unless she does within the next few days on account

of fall of river 0853/19 ends.

Intend to sail H.M.S.GANNET

for Chungking before it is too late unless I receive orders

to the contrary.

1st Lord. 1st S. L.

2nd S. L.

D.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S.

03022/10.

Advance copy sent Ops. and 0.I.C.

re laying up of Chinese river gunboats.

Naval Sec.

0.9.0. to 1 3.1.

O.D. 3.

Ops. (4).

O.D. (3).

D. of P. (3).

D.P.S. (2).

D.S.D.

9

F.N.L. O.

M. (18)

N.A.28. L.

C.W. (2).

Commodore Faulkner. 0.D.

0. I. C.

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