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Registry

Number 11918/3918/10.

FROM Admiralty.

No. M.010963/39.

Immediate.

Dated 16th Nov. 1939. Received

in Registry th Nov. 1939.

F11910

13

16 NOV 1939

Withdrawal of gunboats from Chinese waters.

Refers to Foreign office letter of 8th November (F 11376/3918/10). Admiralty are in entire agreement with Foreign Office views as to disposal of gunboats which remain in Chinese waters.

Gives details of instructions which it is proposed to issue immediately in connexion with withdrawal.

Enquires whether Foreign Office desire any special instructions to be given to the Commander-in-Chief in regard to the communication of the decision to withdraw the three gunboats from Japanese controlled waters.

F:Chine.

Last Paper.

F11917

References.

(Print.)

(For list of sunboats

Ds in the cas

(Minutes.)

see thrr Alan Ker's letter Alanker'. in FI/152).

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If the original five gunboats with drawn (F10303), we must bear in mind UP. Hactions, and These as Sir A. Clark Kerr points out (F11238 and 11239) are likel, to be more critical because to reduce of the decision, already announced, the Tientsingarrison. Neverthess, in view J Admiral Oikawa's request reg.iving the Midnity for 22

"Peterel "at Hrnkow (F11376) and the impossibles The When 3 of relieving the "Grat" (F11734),

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withdraw these two, and also the ship Aptes hando.

Nov 29. at Kinkiang, which is also immobilized.

· 1162 I think we should in the first place norif Tokyo No. 806 Paris & Wash", and thereafter, after Cven C. Un decent interval, proceed.

(Action completed.)

How disposed of.)

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telegrave to Paris $70 (F16303) and that the matter has recently

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