CO129-560-15 Traffic of arms to China 18-2-1937 - 15-11-1937 — Page 52

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CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Dated 8th November, 1937,

No.270.

Received 7.53 a.m. 8th Nov.

Apt to wo.

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Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies

No. 270, of the 8th November repeated to Nanking Telegram No.54

Tokio No.39 Commander in Chief Telegram No.21 copy Commodore

and General Officer Commanding.

Tokio telegram Na638 to the Foreign Office

I instructod Smith to interview Japanese Consul General

yesterday with the express object of rebutting mischievous

attacks and misconceptions appearing in the Japanese press,

Subjects of discussions were (a) llunitions entering China via Hong Kong: (b) Assembly of aeroplanes destined for China, As regards (a) points were (1) Traffic is still legitimate

(2) railway statistics show volume inconsiderable (3) Origin

of recent consignments not British but principally German and

As regards (b) None permitted since the outbreak

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of hostilities.

Consul General undertook to represent these points

strongly to Tokio.

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