CO129-563-15 Sino-Japanese War- Anti-Japanese demonstrations and evacuation of Japanese 1-9-1937 - 28-4-1938 — Page 37

53838/9

23A

This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be

returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]

37

TO JAPAN

(F 6126/5623/10).

Cypher telegram to Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).

Foreign Office. 8th September, 1937.

No. 287.

8.15 p.m.

Hongkong telegram of September 1st:

of Japanese from longkong].

[Evacuation

Colonial Office have intimated their desire to be

consulted before evacuation is decided upon. What are

your views regarding possible political effect in Japan

of evacuation?