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Registry No. F

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Despatched

7. M.

Draft.

Mr. Wallinger, Chungking

TELE

Telegram.

No.

1553

Dated has 201

Cypher

Repeated to in" Dining

10377

Copies:

Col. C. R. Price,

(Cabinet Offices)

Group Capt.Mc

Arthur,(A.

Cabinet Distribut-

ion.

Important.

Commander-in-Chief Hongkong's

to you

telegram/IZ. 10544 of November 16th Caetention of Sunderland flying boat at Samar] .

Air Ministry strongly support

suggestion that Chinese authorities

allo

should be pressed to allow R.A.F.

aircraft to alight and refuel at

alight

Samar, if forced by weather to do so.

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They point out, that this would *x*x*££*££

represent no more than is in practice

by any nation

normally accorded/to aircraft of

nother country forced to land through

stress of circumstances.

2. This is of course independent of

- proposal for staging post at Shanghai

(see your telegram No. 1366), which xxx remains the most urgent need and regarding

which I am telegraphing to you

separately. Air Ministry, however, attach

/considerable

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