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Registry

No; F 8334/1147/10

Draft.

A. L. S.

15/10

Miss Lapthorn, Ministry of Food

From Mr. Scott

Tel. to Chungking draft

Copy to:-

Mr. McEwen, E.A.B.8.,

Lansdowne House.

Colonel Morgan, C.A.7 War Office

Major Atkinson, ST6B War Office

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Dear Miss Lapthorn,

FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.'

18th

October 1945.

With reference to your letter of the 13th

October about surpluses of oil seeds and fats

in China, I enclose a copy of our telegram to

Chungking, which as you will see has been

repeated to Shanghai.

2. As regards the opening of consulates in

China you may care to know that the position

in reoccupied China is now as follows:-

The Chinese have agreed to the re-opening

of the Consulate-General at Shanghai and Mr.

Ogden has been appointed to the post. No

reply has yet been received regarding other

posts but the Embassy have now informed the

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our

intention to appoint Mr. Whitamore to

Tientsin; meanwhile Mr. Lamb has gone to

Tientsin as Embassy representative.

As you

will appreciate, things are still rather

chaotic in China and our people have more

than enough to occupy their hands with the

physical care of British subjects on the

spot and the recovery of British property

from Chinese and other occupiers. They may

not therefore be able to obtain the necessary

information as promptly as one would like.

Yours sincerely he Sgall Adv dott.

10/10

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