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Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretory

of State for the Colonies.

Dated 2nd March, 1939. Meceived

6-20am 2ndMarch, 1939.

No.86.

Addressed to the Secretary of State for the

Colonies No. 86 repeated to

Tokyo No.27

Shanghai

No. 37

Canton

No. 24.

My immediately preceding

telegram.

Major General Taneka celled on me this

morning and expressed General andʊ's deep regret end

apology for Shumchun incident.

I replied that I was

highly appreciative of General Ando's action in sending his Chief of Staff on this mission end was glad to know that the incident hed been disposed of setifactorily

by the Governments concerned.

Discussion re compensetion will take place

with the Colonial Secretary this afternoon.

Tomorrow

other points will be discussed between the Commander in

Chief the General Jfficer Commending and the person named.

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