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Number ✈ 13082/3918/10.| Withdrawal of gunboats.

TELEGRAM FROM

Sir Archibald Clark- Kerr (Shanghai).

1414 Decypher.

Dated 28th Dec;1939.

Received

in Regis 8th Dec;1939. F: China.

Refers to Foreign Office telegram No.1252

(F 12933/3918/10).Propose notification should be made on 2nd January in London at 10 a.m.G.M.T. and at Shanghai at 4 p.m. local time.Assumes announcement should be confined to fact of decision to lay up two gun-boats on Upper River.

(Repeated Chungking No. 674, Rear Admiral Yangt se No. 125, Commodore Hong Kong Unnumbered, Tokyo No. 841, Commander-in-Chief No.396).

Last Paper.

F12998.

References.

(Print.)

copy Merwalton (mr), MAndrews (CD.)

A Major Major (Wo.)

The Ein C . is being instructed 15 inform his Fr. & Ms. colleagues now, and to inform the Italian Japse naval auths in China at the time stated (10 am. G.M.T. 2nd January).

Nothing further need be said I Admly why Walloon think to the tr. & Ms. Gook..

(low disposed of

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C. (Andrews) I submit draft telegrams to

De 28. Shanghai & Tokyo, in which Admr concur. rels hai No-1375

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Dec 31

Apld Amurgling to 191 Totay 10898 C-in C (personal)

nbc

copy of corresp're in this paper

shi'd be sent 15 Paris & Washr.

Commodore Hong Kong (Ram) are a

Tel fokyo 49.

The press

announce.

Kind Mungking 20.192 Iment here).

han Nov. 1276

Commodorettory

(Action completed.).

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