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Decypher. Mr. Blunt (Shanghai).

23rd June, 1940.

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7.30 p.m.

24th June, 1940.

R. 4.15 p.m.

24th June, 1940.

No.

Addressed to Commander-in-Chief No. 20 of June 23rd. My telegram No. 19 June 22nd to you.

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Your subsequent signal unnumbered requesting further details of official pamphlet issued in Chinese pamphlet refers to previous occupation of territory north of Hongkong last December and to subsequent withdrawal "after fulfilling Japanese objects"; to temporary closing of [grp. undec.] River last December and to the reopening "for benefit of peoples of South China"

It proceeds that "it is clear what we may expect from British" and that reoccupation is due to the fact although British have experienced difficulties they have never ceased to give assistance to Chiang Kai-shek's régime" and we have therefore landed five divisions of picked troops at Poon before dawn on June 22nd and "advanced to the north of British territory" on the ground that "Shuchun is the point where assistance if afforded to Chiang Kai-shek".

Repeated to His Majesty's Ambassador at Shanghai telegram No. 76 (please repeat to Foreign Office) Commander-in-Chief please pass Governor Hongkong telegram No. 57 General Officer Commanding telegram No. 5 and repeat Chief of Staff Intelligence Singapore.

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Copy to Adly. + CoMM. of 1 (tig). Pratt)

Sir J. Bryan

Braman.

Co tobitamors 2616.

B.Sit Gage 26676

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