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including U.S. Army and Chinese Government representative proceeding north (?by air) Saturday to supervise shipments. Only delay foreseen is turn-over of berths when American ships arrive to participate in lifting

6. Replies to queries your paragraph 1

(A) 4 repetition 4 deep berths

B

Eric Watts organizing (?ships stowage)

on former lines

Will be arranged

D Yes

(E) Will be arranged same as (B)

7. Am awaiting London's instructions regarding charter terms which presume will be same as

for W.S.A. ships. Chairman of Coal Commission will sign charters and pay hire on behalf of Chinese Government and I understand will if required authorize payment in London through Shanghai Power Company.

8. It is not clear whether Coal Commission will request retention of SAMS for more than one trip. Chinese Covernment have now appealed to U.S.A. for 50,000 repetition 50,000 tons of Liberty ships to be chertered to them for coal carrying and meantime G.0.0. U. S. Army has instructed W.S.A. here to place 4 ships at disposal of Coal Commission as they become free in North China ports during next 2 weeks.

9. Appreciate your objections paragraph 2 but no one except Chinese Government immediately in position to charter and this is purely for trade. E.G. Price here agrees.

10. Foregoing discussed with H.M.Ambassador who thinks it essential we should give every help in present crisis and strongly supports request for 3 repetition 3 more SAMS.

Advance copy D. of S.T.

Ist^S.L.(3)

D.F.S.L

4th S.L.

V.C.N.S.

A.C.N.S.(0) D.O.D.(5) D.C.(2) D. of P.

D. of P.(2)(3).. D.N.I.(4) D.T.D. (4) D. of S.T.(6) D. of $.(2) P.A.S.(L P.A.S.(S) Hd. of M. (4)

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