Ministerial Submission This is a minister's formal advice to the Sovereign. Transcript A transcript of the document.  <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0.5em;">(pencil: <em>Far East FE/37/5</em>)</div> <p> Mr. Anthony Eden, with his humble duty to Your Majesty,</p> <p> Mr. Eden encloses two telegrams from the Acting British Consul General at Shanghai giving the latest news received of the condition of Your Majesty’s Ambassador in China. Mr. Eden had hoped that there might have been a later bulletin, but regrets that nothing has been received since 9.30 this morning.</p> <p> Messages of sympathy on account of the wounding of Your Majesty’s Ambassador have been received from many foreign Governments. Such messages have been received from amongst others the United States Secretary of State and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs. In addition, the Japanese Ambassador called this afternoon to express the regret of his Government, and Mr. Eden encloses a record  (pencil: <em>Where is it? A</em>) of his conversation with M. Yoshida.</p> <p> Since full information regarding the circumstances of the incident in which Your Majesty’s Ambassador was </p> </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  <div class="page"> <p>wounded has not yet been received, Your Majesty’s Government are not as yet in a position to take further action with the Japanese Government. Mr. Eden, however, encloses a draft of instructions  (pencil: <em>Where is it? A</em>) to Your Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tokyo, which is under consideration.</p> <p> All of which is submitted for Your Majesty’s gracious consideration.</p>   <div style="text-align:center;margin-top:2em;"> <p>(Stmp.) (Sd.) ANTHONY EDEN</p> </div> <p>FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.<br />27th August, 1937.</p> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Stamped signature of Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs). Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is typewritten. Probably an office copy. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Telegrams are not attached. This is an example of a submission that is meant for information rather than a decision. Recipient(s) King George VI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Submission - Telegrams About HM Ambassador in China [1937-08-27] Subject The topic of the resource Foreign Affairs Description An account of the resource Submission from Anthony Eden to King George VI covering telegrams from the Acting Consul General in Shanghai regarding the condition of HM Ambassador in China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anthony Eden (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FO 954/6B/374 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-08-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Diplomacy Foreign Secretary Monarch