CO129-563-15 Sino-Japanese War- Anti-Japanese demonstrations and evacuation of Japanese 1-9-1937 - 28-4-1938 — Page 36

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From JAPAN.

Sir R. Clive (Tokye).

10th September, 1957.

D.

12.10 p.in.

10th September, 1937.

R.

9.30 a.m.

10th September, 1937.

No. 371.

Your telegram No. 287.

Evacuation must necessarily have bad political effect here. But if it becomes essential effect here might be mitigated by prior explanation of necessity to Japanese Government which would enable them to announce that consulta-

tion has taken place.

Addressed to the Foreign Office No. 371 September 10th;

repeated to Hongkong.