No.142 (715/70/37)
British Embassy,
Tokyo.
10th September,1937
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Your Excellency,
I have the honour to inform Your Excellency,
under instructions from His Majesty's Princimal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that on the
5th September a Japanese destroyer, when within
three miles off Black Point and within the ter--
ritorial waters of Hong Kong, fired upon a Chinese
maritime cuatons preventive motor-boat which she
subsequently captured,
My Government desire to enter a strong
protest against this violation of the territorial
waters of the Colony and to reserve all their
rights as regards claiming compensation.
I also have the honour to request that
urgent instructions may be issued to prevent the
recurrence of such illegal acts.
I avail myself of this oportunity to
renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my
highest consideration.
(59) H. L. CRAIGIE
Hia Excellency
r. Koki Hirota,
H.I.J.K. Minister for Foreign Affairs.