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SECRET CIPHER

LGRAM.

F 1185

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15 NOV 1939

SECRET.

From: Commander Tientsin Area

Το

-

sv

Tientsin.

:- G.0.C. Hong Kong

repeated The War Office.

Desp.1606 13/11/39. Recd.1100 13/11/39.

G101 cipher 13/11.

no trace

My G100 12/11.

No reply received from Ambassador Tokyo.

Local Domei agent called 1030 hours today and

produced telegram from Domei agent London stating that

on 12th November British War Office announced that

British garrison in North China is being withdrawn

except for small detachments.

Please confirm and state whether I should

inform Japanese Commander.

C.4. (Telegrams)

Copies to:-

To M.0.2. (for action)

M.0.2.

2.a.

M.I.2. 2. c. 7.

Mr. Howe (F.0.)

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