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SECRET

MESSAGE

From. C. in C. China?

DEC 1929

м

0237/3 December.

Date. 3.12.39.

Recd. 1800.

IN.

53

NAVAL CYPHER (D) (BY W/T)

Addressed. Admiralty. Repeated. R.A. Yangtse C. in C.'s Office

Hong Kong.

336,

F:2329

Your 0952 30th November. Consider appointment of

R.A. Yangtse could be relinquished when three gunboats are

withdrawn to Hong Kong date of which will depend on easing of

N.E. monsook probably about February 1940. Further report

as to administration of remaining gunboats will be made

later.

Embassy

1321 Reference British Atteohe Shanghai's 1861 to

F12*7*

Foreign Office I fully agree that gunboats above Hankow can

be reduced and suggest that H.M.S. SANDPIPER should be laid up

at AP Company's installation at Changsha and that

H.M.S. GANNET be laid up preferably at Chungking if she can

get there. H.M.S. FALCON to remain in commission and make

occasional moves frem Chungking to Ichang. R.A. Yangŝo

concurs

0237/3.

let Lord. 1st S.Le 2nd S.Re L.C.N.S. A.C.N.S. Naval Sec. 0.9.0

*

Os Do (F) OCDs &

*

to 1st S.L.

D. of P. (3) D.P.S. (2)

D.S

Do 96

F.N.L.O.

M. (15)

N.A. 2nd S.L.

CoWo (2)

Commander Faulkner 0.D.

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