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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONG KONG,
16th March, 1939.
The Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong,
presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of
State for the Colonies and with reference to
telegram No.269 of 28th December, 1938, from the
Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor,
Hong Kong, is directed to forward for the
information of the Secretary of State copy (in
duplicate) of letter No.21 dated 16th March, 1939,
to His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador, Tokyo, on
the subject of a Japanese attack on the borders of
the New Territories of Hong Kong on 26th November,
1938.
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES,
LONDON.