CO129-564-3 Sino-Japanese War- attack on a British aircraft 30-11-1937 - 3-12-1937 — Page 4

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53838/17/37 Hong Kong

Mr. Rogers

Mr.

Gent 2.12

2/12/37

Mr. Duncan 2/12/37,

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT. 1

THE SECRETARY,

ADMIRALTY.

75.2/12

14 on 7230/3/37 General

Sir,

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Downing Street,

3 December, 1937.

With reference to your letter

No. M.05234/37 of the 3rd of November

regarding the territorial waters of Hong

Kong, I am etc., to transmit to you, to

be laid before the Lords Commissioners of

Copy & Mand. to

F. Copy upo

SEO.

www.

a.m.

ere to H. Kory - 7

Tel. fr. Gov. 30th Nov. 1)

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy with enc. to

F.O, W., and Air

Min. L. FF. Inf.

? Coby (without end.) a Gov. G. wym.

the Admiralty, a copy of a telegram from

the Governor of Hong Kong concerning a

report that a Japanese Naval vessel has

fired on a British aeroplane within Hong

(have) 2.

Kong waters. | It appears that the Governor

is under a misapprehension in stating that

the vessel may have been within Hong Kong

the bel to

The reference

territory according to the 1841 Treaty's

in My Orneby Gove's opinion stated in error

for

The Convention of 1898 between the United

I which back

Kingdom and China defined an area within

inter wha, precaubed an

which all territory was to be British.

The marking which appears on the map

at

attached to the Convention includes parts

of the high seas, but does not mean

there

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