CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 113

[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.]

114

F7619/130/10).

To JAPAN.

Code telegram to Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).

Foreign Office, 11th October, 1937.

No. 384. (R).

5.50 p.m.

Commodore Hongkong's telegrams Nos. 2116/21 and 1710/22,

and Commander-in-Chief's telegrams Nos. 2019/27, 0946/28 and

0958/29.

[Stopping of British vessels by Japanese men-of-war].

Please take up these cases with the Japanese Government. In all cases Japanese have gone beyond mere verification of

British nationality and have failed, in accordance with their

undertaking, to notify British naval authorities. Please

emphasise once again purport of my telegram No. 345.

Addressed to Tokyo No. 384; repeated to Nanking Fo. 371,

to Commander-in-Chief No. -.