C. O.
Mr. kogers. 15. X4,87
Mr. Gent 15-
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In Howard is Calder Mr. Cowell 16 X Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
53838/10/37, Part II.
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B.
Downing Street,
December, 1937.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Sir,
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
With reference to the letter
2.
(y on
7230/3/57)
DRAFT.s
THE SECRETARY,
ADMIRALTY.
11.12.37.
(86)
12.12.37.
87
16.12.37
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to Fo comb = Aft
from this Department of the 5th of
October regarding the abuse of Hong Kong
territorial waters by Japanese naval forces
I am etc. to transmit to you, to be laid
before
before the L.C. of the Admiralty, copies
Three
of two telegrams from the Governor of
a
Hong Kong reporting tnat/ Japanese
inpon 1 seized
ired/
destroyer fired on a Chinese customs
cruiser when the Chinese vessel was
FURTHER ACTION. with each
)Copy to W.0.,,
A. M. Lff. Confidential
2) Coby (76) with Johy 7
refort to B/T (merinlile Marine Def? /) & (atenel Committer off. conf. 3) Requin (89) ►
military
moremils Lole. 4) Peycolor copy
A naval
General file.
within Hong Kong territorial waters.
2. The S. of S. observes that the
Commodore-in-charge, Hong Kong, in a
telegram of the 12th of December to the
C. in C. China, suggests that the best
method of preventing such breaches of
international law would be the maintenance
of
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