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NOTE VERBALE
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His Majesty's Embassy present their complimenta
to the Imperial Japanese Kinistry of Foreign Affairs,
and have the honour to refer to the Memorandum left
by Sir Robert Craigie with the Minister for Foreign
ffairs on 30th January last, regarding the violation
of Hongkong territorial waters by armed Japanese
vessels.
8.
According to a report now received, a Japanese
armed trawler No. 89 attacked a Chinese Junk inside
British territorial waters near Mine Pin Group, between
10 and 11 a.a. on January 19th, firing two shots and
causing damage. Another junk was also stopped by
rifle fire, but on the appearance of Hongkong Police
forces both were released.
3.
His Majesty's Embassy have the honour to
protest in the most emphatic terms against this
further violation of the territorial waters of
Hongkong and to request that immediate and effective
steps may be taken to secure a permanent cessation
of these activities.
BRITISH EMBASSY,
TOKYO.
7th February, 1940.