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discretion as to the way in which he can treat
interned soldiers. The only question is whether,
before employing such interned soldiers (or
before transporting them across the sea), we are
required by law to obtain the consent of the
Chinese Government. I should, myself, have
thought that there was legally no necessity to do
so, because our obligations vis-à-vis the Chinese
Government are, in these matters, governed by the
provisions of Articles 11 and 12. In the cir-
cumstances, it seems to me that neither the
Japanese nor Chinese Government can have legal
grounds for complaint if we employ these soldiers
in Malaya, although there are, no doubt, very good
political reasons for consulting the Chinese
Government before carrying out this scheme.
Patiek Dean.
26th March, 1940.
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