Refers to Foreign Office telegram No.95 (F 1779/ 1696/10) Called on Vice-Minister on 25th February and carried out instructions. He saw no great difficulty about inclusion of assurances (C) and (D) bu

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XXXThe Acting Consul-Cene val at

His Majesty's

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H.M. Principal Secretary

presents his compliments to H.M. Principal Secretary of State for Foreign

APSE 1939ndon

and has the honour to transmit to him the under-mentioned documents.

BritisConsulate-Ceneral,

Canton.

22nd August

1939.

Reference to previous correspondence:

Description of Enclosure.

Name and Date.

Subject.

Canton des atch No. 160

of 22/8/39 to Governor,

Hong

ong.

Fr: nslation of statement made by

spokesman of Japanese Army in outh

Chine at press conference in Canton

19/8/39

Copied to:-

H. H. A. Shan hai No. 164

(& 2 copies)

Tokyo, No. 50

Foreign Office, No. 115

(à 2 copies.

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