North China

Region

Northern China or North China is a geographical region of China. The heartland of North China is the North China Plain. It is defined by the Chinese government to include the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, the provinces of Hebei and Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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Documents about North China

Friday 5th April 1940

Weekly Resume (No. 31) of the Naval, Military and Air Situation from 12 noon March 28th to 12 noon April 4th, 1940.

extract Chiefs of Staff report lull in U-Boat activity but increase in German reconnaissance aircraft activity off Norway coast
place Somaliland
place Hong Kong
place Narvik
place North China
place Denmark
place Rome
organisation RAF Coastal Command
organisation Royal Air Force
organisation United States Navy
 

Wednesday 31st July 1940

British Garrisons in North China.

extract Halifax urges withdrawal of UK garrisons in N. China to avoid “loss of prestige” if they are defeated by Japanese attack
place Shanghai
place North China
place Tokyo
organisation British Army
 

Thursday 1st August 1940

Meeting minutes

extract PM: UK "considerably more secure" than 2 months ago. Now possible to take a "less rigid attitude" to internment of aliens
extract 7 UK subjects still held in Tokyo. "A certain number of Japanese subjects" will be arrested without prior notice to Japan
extract Press reporting US ban on aviation fuel exports. Effect on UK imports, attitude of Japan "not clear"
extract Stafford Cripps in Moscow complains Foreign Minister Molotov will not meet him. Halifax to discuss with USSR Ambassador
extract First Sea Lord: Nothing has been heard of H.M. Submarine Narwhal for over a week. She must therefore be regarded as lost
extract PM "glad" at boost in UK supply of fighter aircraft. Air Secretary: Supply of pilots "still not altogether satisfactory"
person Anthony Eden
person Alexander Cadogan
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person Andrew Greenwood
person John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
person Walter Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine
person Stafford Cripps
person Bob Kerslake
person Robert Craigie (diplomat)
person Leo Amery
place Afghanistan
place Moscow
place Singapore
place North China
place South America
place Tokyo
place Republic of China
place Burma
organisation Home Office
 

The Far East. Appreciation by the Chiefs of Staff.

extract Chiefs of Staff report on likely events in Far East. Expect Japan first strike in Indo-China or Thailand then Singapore
place Russian Empire
place Fiji
place Hong Kong
place Singapore
place Shanghai
place Europe
place North China
place Thailand
place Republic of China
place Burma
 

Meeting minutes

extract UK diplomats recommend withdrawal of N. China garrisons. PM: Troops can reinforce Singapore, "might help our prestige"
extract Aircraft Production Minister: "Very anxious" to avoid any suspicion that Government "encouraging the holiday spirit"
extract Cabinet agrees relaxation of holiday rules to avoid "serious" effects on production. No announcement to be made
extract Minister of Labour proposes confiscating any wages of conscientious objectors higher than a private soldier's income
extract Cabinet approves seizure of Baltic shipping. Halifax: Will cause "trouble with Moscow" but necessary "as a pledge"
person Anthony Eden
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
person Kingsley Wood
person Clement Attlee
person Andrew Duncan
person Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton
place South Africa
place Singapore
place North China
place Tokyo
place Republic of China
place Greenwood, Nova Scotia
 

Meeting minutes

extract Eden: "Strong Italian attack in three columns" developing against British Somaliland. Two columns heading towards capital
person Anthony Eden
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person Richard Kiel
person E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
person Kingsley Wood
person Leo Amery
place Somaliland
place Malta
place North China
place Burma
place Greenwood, Nova Scotia
organisation British Army
organisation United States Navy
organisation Canadian Forces Maritime Command