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DEPARTMENTAL NO.2.

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Decypher.

Governor

(Hong Kong)

18th October, 1940.

D.

12.9 a.m.

19th October, 1940.

R.

No.114.

3.35 a.m. 20th October, 1940.

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Shanghai telegram No.880. F4707/176/10

Following from Rogers.

ppin Don't

I have received confirmation from a reliable source in touch with the new bank that Wang Ching Wei is awaiting recognition of his government before establishing the new bank inside the settlement. Notes of the new "Central bank of China" are said already to have been printed in Japan and to follow closely to the design of the present Central Bank of China note with the main difference, the portrait of

The Sun Yat Sen is in the middle division to the right. intention is to maintain the note at a little above Fapi

Reserves probably in terms of the United States dollars. available stated to amount to 18 million United States dollars and five hundred thousand ounces of gold.

Repeated to Chungking telegram No.146, Tokyo tel egram No.108, Shanghai telegram No.220 Nanking.

de minutes raction om Tokyo tel. no.

sunt to ty

Cappy sunt to

Sir J. Bryan

ал

(M= Young) 24/10

J. Abblich wart

22/10

We have already made a joint protest

Johys with the Americans & French againd. be establishment of and then puppet. bank and I do not suffose that further refp would have any (Wh. refers to Shai 820) KAC 24/10

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any old.

Arena 24/10

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