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F

1940

Registry F4707/176/10

Number

TELEGRAM FROM

Sir A. Clark-Kerr

No.880

(Shanghai)

Decypher.

Dated 8th October 1940

Received 15th October in Registry

F: China

1940

New Bank of Issue in Central China.

1470

50

.5 2. 1840

Refers to Tokyo telegram No. 849 of 25th May (F 3123/176/10/B). Minister at present at Nanking informed His Majesty's Consul on 1st October that his Government had decided to establish a new central bank, which, he expected, would start operations in

November, it would issue its own notes which would link to Fapi.

Repeated Tokyo 272, Chungking 407, Hong Kong 304, Nanking 67.

Copies sent Mr. Waley (Treasury)

Last Paper.

F4299

References.

(Print.)

(Minutes,)

1) Gov. Hong Kong tel.

No. No. 114

18th bct.

دم معل

495

of 240ct.

Tokyo was proct

(How disposed of.)

(15) Thess in Adabey)

amended.

Bet 16.

• fol mas. Bet 22

8) Lay (Mw.

Action completext. )

Thea

young)

6ct.25

Jan 8

(Index.)

Next Paper.

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is the Brunch of the UFA

In Wally thy) for ds.

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MFA). The Japse have affarently

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nivu am.

swered.

As regards recognitions of the wanting fromt please 73123 D, page 3 last fara.

Para 3 is expecially interest inasmuch as it reveals the divergence of interests beturen Manting formt

A

the Japse.

as the Minister of finances statement, this is the

infands

first official statement we have had &

flatly disregards

I semi- official letter the last para of Sir R. Craigir's semi- to the MFA ( F 3/23 "E") This statement enables is moreover

refusentations

I base ou

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onts

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something for more (F 3123 E..... Ahiond line "reforts

By instruct Iis Craigir I make the necesary uprestiong in Tokyo coordinat

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