CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920 — Page 382

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REC 27 MAR 20

Liarch 25th, 1930.

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Lord!:-

I transmit, herewith, codes of correspondence, as

marked in the rangin, rasoesting the reported intention of

Japan to occupy the Parasels Islands and reefs which are

situated to the South of Hongkong and Bast of French ioio- end na »

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Your Sxeelleney will observe that the ɑing ralty

consider it undesirable that Jaoen should amex these Islands,

lying as they do on the route between langkong and ingenere.

un June 6th, 19 @ the thź nese enai gn was hat abed on AIN063

island by jdm Pal Li wun, of the Iserial Zhi news Navy,

and the Chinese have recortingly been encouraged to exert their Sovereignty over theas 181mis and tronosed sending

gunboat to the spot.

In the "insetteer of the world", published in

1856, it is stated that the Islazis were "poli ti s«lly con- sidered a dependency of the Alma's Badre" and so they are situsted in such slose roximity to ɑmas, it is considered

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likely that the French Government may be interested in the

matter.

Your Azaelleney should take an amortunity of explaining the gi tusti on conti denti «lly to the French

Governant

sellency,

Karl of Derby, K.G., 0.0.¥.0..

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