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guarantee the safety of isolated Japanese residents

and, on September 2nd, 1937, I caused a letter to

be addressed to the Consul-General for Japan, Mr.

K. Midzusawa, requesting his co-operation in arranging their concentration during the night-time

in certain buildings which had been selected

before hand for the purpose and which could be

conveniently guarded. This followed the decision

in Executive Council of 1st September, 1937, which

was reported to you in my secret telegram No. 168

of that date.

4.

Since that date 543 adults have left the

Colony for Japan. Two thirds of this number were

women and the remainder, for the most part, men

who were without occupation owing to the

interruption of their business, or for other reasons.

Of the remainder, 263 have moved into the

concentration points (86 in the Central district, 83 in the Wanchai area, and 94 in Kowloon); Japanese

occupying houses in the mid-level areas numbering

190 have not been disturbed as the risk of attacks

in these districts is thought to be small; and 120

individuals, for the most part old residents of

the Colony, have declined to move and are remaining

in the various urban areas. Extra police patrols

are on duty in these districts.

5.

I enclose for your information copies of

correspondence between the Consul-General and the

Colonial Secretary on this subject. The attitude