-2.
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It is not a fact that this junk was
stopped by gunfire.
During the chase, what appeared
to be a British observation vessel was sighted patrol-
ling in the offing.
3.
The true facts of this incident being as
stated above, it is not the case that the patrol
vessel of the Imperial Navy entered British territor-
ial water nor were the junks released owing to the
appearance of a body of Hongkong police.
Seal of Gaimusho
30th Aoril 1940
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