CO129-539-6 Anti-Japanese disturbances- alleged presence of Japanese warship 10-2-1932 - 5-7-1932 — Page 5

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no doubt right to bring the matter to notice

although he might have expressed himself a little

He did not know at the time,

less freely.

however, that the Saga was in the habit of

paying frequent routine visits to Hong Kong

and that, in consequence, her arrival there

would be 1 ikely to cause little local comment.

? Now reply to 30 on 82860/31 by

confidential despatch, saying that a copy of

that despatch, with enclosure, was sent to the

F.0. with a request that Sir F. Lindley's

observations might be obtained.

Enclose a copy

of the F.0. confidential print, No. F.1758/1/10

(enclosure to No.5 on file) and say that this

print was given the same circulation as the

print No. F.6279/1391/10 which contained

Sir F. Lindsey's original statement regarding

the visit of the Saga to Hong Kong. Say that

the Secretary of State has now received from

the Foreign Office a copy of Sir F.Lindley's Confidential despatch No. 194(895/68/32) of

the 8th of April, 1930 giving reasons for the

statement in question; enclose a copy and

say that in Japan, it appear

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that, construction

was placed on the visit of the Saga which was

not in accordance with the facts as given to the

representative of the South China Morning Post

by the Japanese Consul, and published in that

paper on October the 1st. In the circumstances

the Secretary of State is glad that the fact

that a contrary view was current in Japan at

the time was brought to his notice. He hopes

that Sir F. Lindley's explanation of his use

of