[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be
returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
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F7619/130/10).
To JAPAN.
Code telegram to Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).
Foreign Office, 11th October, 1937.
No. 384. (R).
5.50 p.m.
Commodore Hongkong's telegrams Nos. 2116/21 and 1710/22,
and Commander-in-Chief's telegrams Nos. 2019/27, 0946/28 and
0958/29.
[Stopping of British vessels by Japanese men-of-war].
Please take up these cases with the Japanese Government. In all cases Japanese have gone beyond mere verification of
British nationality and have failed, in accordance with their
undertaking, to notify British naval authorities. Please
emphasise once again purport of my telegram No. 345.
Addressed to Tokyo No. 384; repeated to Nanking Fo. 371,
to Commander-in-Chief No. -.