Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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Dated 4th March, 1939
Received 6.7am 4th March,1939
No 88.
Addressed to the Colonial office No 88
repeated to Tokyo No 28 Shanghai No 38 Canton No 25.
My telegram No 86. Incidents of 28th February.
Compensation.
D
Jn 2nd March the Colonial Secretary and
representativesof Government Departments and military
authorities conferred with the Japanese Consul and
regarding
Major General Tanaka
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the terms of compensation.
Full agreement was reached and a payment of
claim s
not yet fully known up to a maximum of $20,000 was agreed
to by the Japanese representatives. Payment of this
sum has since been received.
Fuller report of the
discussion at the meeting will follow by mail.
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