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to protest strongly at the attack on the Chinese
Customs cruiser in Hong Kong waters. The full report
–
See Gent's minute of
15/13 90
904
See 92.
See 90B.
See 75.
See 76.
from the Governor on this incident
therefore
only
It appears
required for the purpose of information
to put essential facts of the incident beyond doubt.
While H.M.G. have protested at this
incident and the suggested letter to the F.0. is
therefore unnecessary, I venture to suggest that we
might now reconsider the question of the desirability
of a patrol by H.M. ships within the limits of Hong.
Kong territorial waters.
A duplicate of the despatch and enclosures
might be sent to the Admiralty when it arrives, but I
doubt if there is any need to copy the bulky enclosures
for transmission at the moment.
? copy despatch only to Admiralty saying
that as they will be aware H.M. Ambassador in Tokyo
has been instructed to protest to the Japanese
Government at this incident.
draft prepared.
Add on lines of
Coby 16 7.0. ef.
97. The F.0. propose to protest to the
Japanese Government at the attack on Chinese fishing
junks by a Japanese submarine. We have already
addressed a letter in strong terms to the F.0. on this
སྙ matter and see no objection to the terms of the
draft telegram.
The F.0. propose to reserve the right to
claim full compensation for damage to British subjects
involved, and to suggest that we might take steps to
obtain the necessary information before a detailed
plan can be preferred.
? reply concurring in the draft telegram and
ask
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