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5.
His Majesty's Government are further in no
doubt that Japanese naval ratings did in fact land on
longkong territory. This is borne out by the evidence
of a number of witnesses examined by the police on the
morning following the incident, including the First
Officer of the Custoas oruiser who, as mentioned above,
was left behind by the Captain at the time when the
cruiser was besched. (There are moreover good grounds
for believing that the naval ratings made off with some
poultry).
8.
I have the honour to request that Your
Excellency will be good enough to cause this matter to
be reexamined by the competent authorities in the light of the considerations set forth in the preceding para-
graphs.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew
to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest
consideration.
(sgd) R.L. CRAIGIE.