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No. 41 (4/TEV(1)/89).
IMMEDIATE
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British Embassy,
Tokyo.
21st February 1989.
Your Excellency,
I have been informed by the Governor of
Hongkong that Japanese aeroplanes, in the course of
bombing operations this morning on the border or
Hongkong territory, dropped several bombs on railway
trains well within British territory, in such a
Kanner as to suggest that the object of their
attack was Shamehua Failway Bridge, which is within
the borders of the Colony.
2.
Vending the receipt of any instructions
which I say receive from His Majesty'a Government
in the United Kingdom, I have the honour to bring
this information to Your Excellency's urgent
attention. and to enter a strong protest against
this attack on British territory.
I avail myself of this opportunity to
rener to Your Ēzoellency the assurance of my
kighest consideration.
Els Excelleney,
Kr. Hachiro Arita.
His Imperial Japanese Majesty's
sinister for Foreign Affaire.
(8gd) P. L. CRAIGIE.
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