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F

1250t

55 1979

Registry Number

12538/3918/10

FROM Admiralty.

(communicated)

Secret.

No.

Dated

Received

in Registry

F: China.

Withdrawal of gunboats from Yangtse.

Copy telegrams (1) to Commander-in-Chief No.134 (1927/8) of 8th December stating that gunboats may now be withdrawn as convenient, H..S."peterel" to be withdrawn first, instructing him to inform Ambassadors at Shanghai and Tokyo when he proposes to notify Japanese and indicating lines on which such notification should be made; the Italians to be informed at the same time (2) from Commander-in-Chief

11th Dec.1939 to R.A. Yangtse No.352 (0212/10) of 10th December

requesting proposal for dates of withdrawal (3)

Last Paper.

1=12486

References.

F12329

from R.A. Yangtse No.727 (095/10) of 10th December proposing dates for withdrawal and date of notification to. Japanese.

Hee within C-mi-C's Minutes.)

telegrams

(0154/12) of Le 12.

C

Draft to washington & Paris,

and 15 8' Lai &

Tolyo

submitted.

Admiralty concur in these

(Print.)

(low sposed of.)

Tels Paris No 445

Wità No892 Deciz

14 Admity } Work our tels

ω

Dec 12

Mel Moto No847

Patel S'hair P01210

cinc

Shinghing Nor

X Tel. Shai No. 1209 repta tomy 848

Civic.

FILE A Cloughing 187

(Action

completed.)

413 (Index

что

Jol

drafts.

SuJi

5. Brenan.

Au Sc54 11/12

2. The 46

(2)

Next Paper.

F12839

18560 2/39 F.O.P

Ashley Clarke.

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