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F 11760

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CHINA

Register} F 11769/3918/ Withdrawal of British troops from China.

Number

FROM War Office

10

(communicated).

No.

Secret.

Dated

Nov.

Received

in Registry

1939.

11 Nov. 1939.

F: China.

Copy telegram from G.O.C. Hong Kong No. 5865 of 10th November to Tokyo. It is believed that leakage of intention to reduce garrison is already occurring. Hope it will be possible to make official announcement as soon as possible.

Last Paper.

F11768

References.

(Print.)

(Minutes.)

Sometody must have been talking-possibly The Funch. But it cannot be helped now, and the announcement will appear in her press k-monow

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id

Катан

FA= 14/1

12/11

(How disposed of.)

(Action completed.)

(Index.)

عمار

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