6320
1 ECR
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3.1334/5.0.
sår,
14 June
June, 1939.
1 am comanded by the Air Council to refer to Poreign
Office letter lo. # 4538/4161/10 dated 18th May, 193· St
eselon ira, regarding the infringement of Hong Kong territory
by Japanese sircraft, and to sogueint you, for the inferation
of the Secretory of Stute for Porei n ¿ffairs, with their
observe tiens as follows.
(47)
The Council nove from forein Tice letter 4911/
F
4161/10 dated the 1st June, 1939 and enclosures that these
violatione of the dong long frontier have alresoy been the
subject of protess by the British Consul-General at Center, who
hes wired the Juponese authorities that further violations may
result in the offending aircraft being fired upon. In these
circ astɛnees, und winee some weeks have now elapsed since the
laat reported violation, it would not appear necessary for a
further protest to be lodged through 8.4. Mbusasdor at Tokyo.
The Under-Secretary of state,
Forein Office
#h: tehsil,
1.