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symbol and therefore in times like these on the River,

when all of us are having to reduce our Hankow staffs for

lack of something to do, it becomes of more than intrinsic

importance. My British Council guest did not altogether

dismiss my argument.

•Vistula?

(2). Of course, if the Admiralty want the gunboats

elsewhere as fighting units, there is not much more to be,

said, except to wonder about any possible useful destination.

(3). In that case, if they are going away lock, stock

and barrel to fight, Gull is quite right in demanding some

gesture to compensate.

Swatow. It may interest you to look through the

return.

attached, which please ret

reta

as restes

Yours sincerely,

tutuire

R.G.Howe Esq., C.M.G.,

Foreign Office,

S.W. 1

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