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official procedure in regard to attacks
on non-combatants in other parts of
China.
3. Further, it appears to
sunce
Mr. Ormsby Gore that the protection of
Λ
the interests of British subjects in
property
China is strictly the concern of His
Majesty's Ambassador in China, and that
the Governor of Hong Kong is not their
proper channel of communication with
His Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo.
While there would presumably be no
objection to the Governor of Hong Kong
ananging for special local publicatin
repouting in the beeal Fress announcements
H.K.
& Such
already made by one of His Majesty's
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to Brit. Salycels in chain
diplomatic representatives, or
a
af In that country
statement issued by the Japanese Government,
it is suggested that a notification on
Archosed
the lines suggested in the enclosed
telegrams should not be made by the
Governor in the first instance.
4. Mr. Ormsby Gore suggests,
for
as might be