CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938

SECRET

From:-

To:-

(R)

Governor, Hong Kong

or

Fecretary of State (317)

B..Shanghai (65)

rated:- 16 December 1937

49

CYPHER

My telegram 312.

Customs cruiser has now been recovered in

abe nioned condition near Macao.

Full statements follow by air mail which appear

to put it beyond doubt that apart from question of territorial waters armed Japanese troops actually went ashore on British territory.