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Mr. Rogers. 14/6/38.
Mr.
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Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Downing Street.
4 June, 1938.
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Secretary of State.
Sir,
DRAFT.
HE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Duplicate of (i), or if not available, copy of despatch with encls. in
original.
I am etc. to transmit to you,
to be laid before Viscount Halifax, a
copy of a despatch and enclosures which
have been received from the Governor of
Hong Kong, reporting an alleged piracy
on a Hong Kong fishing junk by Japanese
sailors in Chinese waters on the 3rd
of
If will be obsund
tant
was
the junk built licensed in HK d that
FURTHER ACTION.
10
Copy to W.A., Admiralty,
Air Ministry and
Board of Trade
with copy of despatch only.
L.F.F.
AM
BIT.
Copyto wo
adrey
May.
2. the majority of the persons
of the time
on board the junk were British subjects
and Mr. MacDonald would suggest that
the Governor of Hong Kong should be
asked to prepare a claim on their
behalf and that this should then be
forwarded to His Majesty's Ambassador
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