CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 159

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SECRET

Copy to: Secretary of state, London.

British Ambassador, Shanghai. (24) Commodore-in-charge, Hong Kong.

Enclosure No. 1.

Enclosure No.2.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

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9th August, 1938.

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to my secret

telegram No. 72 of 29th July, 1938, regarding allegations

of the Japanese General Staff as to the British share in

the arms traffic passing through Hong Kong, and to

forward herewith for your information a copy of a police

report compiled by the branch which supervises this traffic,

together with a copy of returns of the exact figures for

the period February to June, 1938, from which will be

seen the inaccuracies to which my telegram referred.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your Excellency's most obedient servant,

His Britannic Majesty's Aubassador,

TOKYO.

A. S. NORTHCOTE

Governor.