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SECRET.

SAFE HAND.

No. 239(6/89AJ/1940)

Copies sent to:

Diplomatic Mission No.192 Tokyo No.142

Mr. Rogers,Hongkong.

Consul General Shanghai No.142.

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F3180

3 MAY 1940

BRITISH EMBASSY,

SHANGHAI.

25th March 1940.

303

The Right Honourable,

My Lord,

With reference to Your Lordship's

telegram to His Excellency the Governor, Hongkong,

unnumbered of 13th March, I have the honour to

submit the following report on the kidnapping

of Mr. Wu Chi Ting, Director of the Internal

Revenue Administration of the Ministry of

Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors

of the Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank, on

the evening of 9th February, 1940, from the

house of his concubine at 111 Rue Massenet in

the French Concession at Shanghai,

2.

On the receipt on the 12th March of

F1782/0

F 1783/E

copies of telegrams Nos. 17 and 18 from His

E xcellency the Governor to Your Lordship, the Commercial Counsellor got into touch with Mr. A.S. Henchman, manager of the local branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in order to communicate to him, in accordance with Mr. Rogers' request, the information therein

contained. Mr. Henchman stated that he had

seen Mr. Hsi Te-mou (T.M.Hsi), General Manager

Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I.,

etc., etc., etc.,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

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