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A 24 FEB. D24
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24 February, 1939.
Parly. U.S. of S.
(15)
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
WAR OFFICE
F.O
I am etc. to refer to the
(s) telegram No. 79 from the Governor of
Hong Kong on the subject of the attack
by Japanese aircraft on British
territory near Sham Chun on January
21st.
FURTHER ACTION.
2.
I am to state, for the
information of Viscount Halifax, that
Mr. MacDonald is inclined to agree with
the Governor's view that an expression
of regret and an offer to pay compensation
for the damage inflicted on British
property by the action of the Japanese
bombing aircraft are adequate, and that
in the circumstances mentioned by
H.M. Ambassador in Tokyo in his
(14) telegram No. 22 to the Governor of
Hong Kong, repeated to the Foreign Office
as