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The apportiment

of Mayors does not

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necessarily mean they will be able to serve

thair authority wine chately.

When it comes to getting our merchants

back & thwith we shall have to rely

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curselves for transport rather than leave it to the Americans.

I think we should (a) write to the MW. I.

enclosing a copy of this dicly-ram and

it would be preferable, if at

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san

that

wall possible, that

we should transport and own merchant's back to

Shanghai tat her than rely on the Americans to

do so, I ask what consideration be

given

to

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making

the necessary shipping wailable in anticipatin

of an early rest warning of normal conditions in China; (b) ask the Chiva Armorist in to give.

a rough extimate of the numbers

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British subjects As (micluding families) who will want to relium to Shanghai when conditions return to normal and who will be able to leave it, say, a fortnight's voice; (c) ante Cadmiralty to inform C-mi-C that we agree with Sir H. Seymen's c'elegram pain. 2

but as regards para 3 we think it laste

J.S. Lransportation

I' to rely

live much

facilities to bring British merchants back,

we are urging

that table with but departments

concerned dewatility of British shipping being made

available

for this purpose.

liv. Kitim

23/8

A.

China association

to Mr. Kelson of 6/30

B.

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