CO129-564-2 Sino-Japanese War- claims for damage against Japanese government. 11-10-1937 - 11-12-1937 — Page 3

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(me)).

22 Hory Kory- bouf. (we 1)

041

21 OCT 1937,

3. F.O.F8.

F8125/4880/10

claims.

20.10.34.

Letter to Chambers of Commers re

Copy

Waws.

* H.K. ef. / 12

P. Raqes

23 wh

44 20 Hong Kong. bouf. (w/e

M

5. Gov-Sec.

प्या

011

23/x

enc.

26 OCT 1937

Raises question of damages

9·11·37 in

connection with air raids on Kanton-bowloom

Railway

In 1. the F.O. distinguished three

classes of claims for damage which might be

incurred as a result of action taken by

Japanese or Chinese forces. The third class

was described as "war damage" cases,

claims for which a belligerent would not be

i.e.

responsible if they nad occurred in the course

of a war, such as

justified

any damage dwaded by

military