CO129-564-2 Sino-Japanese War- claims for damage against Japanese government. 11-10-1937 - 11-12-1937 — Page 4

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military necessity or inevitably occurring in the

course of an ordinary operation of war. It was

considered that no useful purpose would be served by

putting forward claims which came within these

catagories.

The damage described in 5. appears to me

to come within the third catagory, i.e. it cannot be

described as a result of gross negligence and not be

justified by any consideration of military necessity.

I presume that railways and other lines of

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communication are commonly claimed as fair objects

for attack.

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? Copy despatch and enclosure to F.0., ref.

I not thotographs. 1., saying that it appears to the S. of S. that the

damage suffered by the railway comes within the third

British section

of the

referring

the rulings

No 1.

class of claims mentioned in the enclosure to 1.,

and that no useful purpose would be served by

preferring a claim against the Japanese Government.

Subject to their concurrence, he proposes to inform

the Governor accordingly Copy despatch and letter

to B. of T.

., W.O., Admiralty, and A.M.

P. Rogers

15. XI. 37.

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