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No.125(2/150/39)
Copy to Dairen No.8
191
F 311 British Embase},
Tokyo.
29 MAR 1939
24th February, 1939.
My Lord,
I have the honour to transmit herewith copy of
a despatch addressed to me by His Majesty's Consul in Dairen
on the subject of the impact of recent developments in China
upon the position of the Kwantung Leased Territory. No
projected Ordinance such as that mentioned in paragraph 2
of Mr. Foulds' despatch has as yet come to my knowledge.
2. The question of the status of the Leased Territory
has been discussed from time to time in the Japanese press
and was raised in the Budget Committee of the House of
Representatives on the 31st January. On that occasion, a
Mr. Koyama suggested that the continued existence of the
Leased Territory was contrary to the spirit of the "new
order" and that, apart from this, Manchukuo was being
deprived of Customs and other revenues which were properly
due to her. The Minister for Foreign Affairs replied to
this question to the effect that the status of the Kwantung
Leased Territory constituted an important, but very complex
problem. The question was being carefully studied by the
Government, but no conlusions had yet been reached.
The Right Honourable
The Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.
etc.,
etc.,
etc.,
I have the honour to be
With the highest respect,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant,
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