CO129-563-17 Sino-Japanese War- attacks on shipping. For extracted photographs see CN 3-12 27-9-1937 - 17-1-1938 — Page 140

COPY FOR DEGISTRATIO

RECLIVED

18 DEC 1937,

C. O. REGY

CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

10

153

Dated 16th December, 1937.

No. 517,

Received 9.45 a.m. 16th Dec.

Addressed to the Secretary of State for the

Colonies No.317 of the 16th December.

Embassy Shanghai

84 Telegram No.65 My telegram No.312. Customs cruiser

has now been recovered in abandoned condition near Macao.

Full statement follows by air mail which appears

to put it beyond doubt that apart from the question of territorial waters amed Japanese troops actually went ashore on British territory.

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