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SPOL SURE NO. 1 IN ONTON DESPATCH #o. 92 to Governor, Hongkong of 12/5/39
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To
From:
Governor, Hongkong
V.F.Consul-ų neral, Canton
Despatched my 11th, 1939
Addressed to H.
tel. No. 116, repeated to D.3.
1.1.0, 206.
143
Shenghai Tel. No. 70, C.-in-c. No. 00
Your tel. No. 5
Cereful investigations made on my representatiɔna
regarding incidenta reported in your tol. No. 82 afford
reasonably convincing proof that no military i.. arny
planes ould have been involved, Morcoever general in
charye of -rwy planes sasured me pe sonally at onee that
there would be no repetition if army planes proved to be
concerned.
3.
It seems certain that offender are navel planes.
Japanese Consul General has promised to expedite existing
investigations, but navel plane base is remote and I suggested,
and he stron ly concurred, that quickest results would ve
secured by representations from .in c. to Japanese Admiral
through Japanese Consul General at Hongkong.
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