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F 12983

CHINA

98

22 DEC 1930

Registry Number

F 12933/3918/10

TELEGRAM FROM

Sir A. Clark Kerr

No.

(Shanghai).

1397

Decypher. Dated

,21st Dec., 1939. Received in Registry 22nd Dec.,

F: China.

1939.

Withdrawal of gunboats.

Refers to Foreign Office telegram No. 1209 (F 12538/3918/10).

(

Hopes it will be possible to reach a decision Refers in this before he leaves for Chungking. connexion to Hong Kong despatch to Shanghai No. 86

). Has hesitated to act on Governor's Suggestion until Chinese Government can be informed of His Majesty's Government's intention to lay up one or two gunboats on the Upper River.

(Repeated Hong Kong No. 176, Commodore Hong Kong No. 17, Tokyo Saving).

Last Paper.

F12889

References.

F14 CO. (Mh

+

udmtu

(Print.)

han 1209)

(Minutes.)

are

The C.O.

sending

дже

a

сбр

I

the despatch referred to. It deals with the Chinese gunboats now in Hong Kong. have asked CO. to send a copy also to

асоро Admiralty.

It

seems desirable 15 go ahead.

laying where of the gunboats on the

up

with themed poster

(How disposed of) Dec 22 Upper Yangtze

separate issue, and.

*Tel Shanghaids. 1852 m. Walton, Admiralt, tells me that the

Mc, 23.

Board have now

Ristd Chungking 10 1849

Hong Kong Anno up Tokyo No 881.

two out

decided in favour of lazing

the three. The earlier this

out of the

decision is communicated to the Clivere

Goot the better, as the RAY. will have to

J-in-C. Unno. Goot the better F9 l'avis No. 3050 When do. 136H

fly

up to Chayking to examine what arrange Decments will require to be made.

* Tels Paris No. 1074 Saing

www do.941 Dec2 Paris

*F14, (Walion)

Ра

Draft telegrams to S'hai, and to

4 Acrily waste of houser submitted. Andes - 22/12

Action Andrews, phone was

completed.

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اميرا

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