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any further communication on this subject, please quote

No. F 9268/130/10

and address--

not to any person by name

but to

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

Sir,

RECEIVED

11 NOV 1937

C. O. REGY

FOREIGN OFFICE.

S.W.1.

10th November, 1937.

With reference to Colonial Office letter

60 No. 53838/10/37 of the 9th November and to previous

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correspondence on the subject of the alleged sinking of

Chinese junks by Japanese naval forces, I am directed by

Mr. Secretary Eden to transmit to you herewith a copy of

a telegram which he has received from His Majesty's

Ambassador at Tokyo together with a copy of the reply

which has been returned to Sir Robert Craigie.

2. Mr. Eden would be grateful if the Secretary of State

for the Colonies might be moved to instruct the Government

of Hong Kong to forward to Sir Robert Craigie, if he has

not already done so, a copy of the report presented by

the Commission of Enquiry.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Gw. Onda

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.