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Mr. kogers. 15. X4,87

Mr. Gent 15-

ifter

In Howard is Calder Mr. Cowell 16 X Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

53838/10/37, Part II.

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148

B.

Downing Street,

December, 1937.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

With reference to the letter

2.

(y on

7230/3/57)

DRAFT.s

THE SECRETARY,

ADMIRALTY.

11.12.37.

(86)

12.12.37.

87

16.12.37

7190

to Fo comb = Aft

from this Department of the 5th of

October regarding the abuse of Hong Kong

territorial waters by Japanese naval forces

I am etc. to transmit to you, to be laid

before

before the L.C. of the Admiralty, copies

Three

of two telegrams from the Governor of

a

Hong Kong reporting tnat/ Japanese

inpon 1 seized

ired/

destroyer fired on a Chinese customs

cruiser when the Chinese vessel was

FURTHER ACTION. with each

)Copy to W.0.,,

A. M. Lff. Confidential

2) Coby (76) with Johy 7

refort to B/T (merinlile Marine Def? /) & (atenel Committer off. conf. 3) Requin (89) ►

military

moremils Lole. 4) Peycolor copy

A naval

General file.

within Hong Kong territorial waters.

2. The S. of S. observes that the

Commodore-in-charge, Hong Kong, in a

telegram of the 12th of December to the

C. in C. China, suggests that the best

method of preventing such breaches of

international law would be the maintenance

of

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