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Sir A. Clark-Kerr (Shanghai).
13th October, 1938.
D. By wireless
14th October, 1938.
R. 5.0 p.m.
1th October, 1938.
No. 1467.
Chiang Kai-shek has asked me through Consul-General Hankow
to ascertain what would be the attitude of His Majesty's Government
if the Japanese cut the Canton-Kowlon railway.
I suggest that it would be as well to notify the Japanese
Government formally of our interest in the line adding that we
shall look to them to make good any damage caused to those
interests by Japanese action. I do not see what more we can do.
Addressed to Foreign Office; repeated to Mission Hankow
telegram No. 720, Tokyo telegram No. 915, Hongkong telegram No. 254.