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(2170) Wt96770/9880 2,500 pade 3/59. McCK T4827,
MESSAGE.
SECRET.
R. A. (Y).
Prom
IN
12856
85
RECEIVED:
16.12.39.
DATE
0935.
TIME
Inter-departmental Cypher by cable.
Addressed
F125
1-723-2/2
118
C. in C. China, repeated Adairalty, .. Ambassador, Shanghai, H.M. Ambassador Tokyo.
733 Reference to peragraph 2 Admiralty message 1927
December 8th and my telegram 0428 December 15th,
written reply from Admiral Oikawa goes on to say, begins.
With regard to British Government's view us set forth in
your letter that treaty right to maintain gunboats on the
Yangtse cannot be overridden by any consideration of inter-
national law relating to Chinese neutrality, I must state
that that view is one which I am unable to share; for I
still maintain that withdrawal or disarmament of warships
in Chinese waters belonging to belligerents in Europe War
is dictated by rules of International Law relating to
neutrality.
It would be appreciated if this reply of mine
could be transmitted to Admiral Noble, ends.
02402/16
1st Lord.
1st S.I.
2nd S. L. 4th S. D.C.M.
A.0.4.5.
NAVAL 9:0.
P.A.S. (3).
0.5.0. to 1st 3.L.
0.0.3.
O.D. (3).
of (2..
D.P.. (2).
Ops. (4).
D. 3.D.9. D.I.I. (4). F. N. 5.0. 14. (2).
7.A. 2nd 3. L. C.W. (2). P.H.
(Advance copy sent Ops. and 0.1.0.).
0.1.0.
I. P. (3).
M. 34.
M. 37.
M. 35.
ADDITIONAL CI CUATION BY M.
Full China Circulation.
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