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air commander, aircraft would be justified in bombing the Cantonese Air Base, but it would be well also to drop a message saying why we are bombing it. If, however, the circumstances are such that they point to the bombing of Hong Kong being the unauthorised act of an irrespons- ible individual, bombing of the Cantonese Air Base would not be justified; representations to Canton should instead be made.

grateful for your views.

C.19099/26

I should be very

Yours sincerely,

(Sgd.) J.M. Spaight.

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Dear Smythies,

October.

Downing Street.

309

20 October, 1926.

Many than for your letter of the 18th

1 canot trace that any regulations have in fact buen made under hong kong Ordinee No. 26 of 1912, doubtless owing to the fart tunt ther is at present no aerodrme t hong kong. But the Ordinance itself. of winch enclose other copy, will doubtless be efficient for our ur ose,

You will no doubt let me know when Ou have heard from the Foreign Office as to (3) in my letter of the th retober.

J

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2.3 YTHI3S, D.F.C.

Yours sincerely,

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