CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 74

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Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo),

29th October, 1938.

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3.5 p.m.

R. 9.30 p.m.

29th October, 1938.

29th October, 1938.

No. 1257. (R).

My telegram No. 1253.

I understand from the French Embassy that the Japanese Government stated that unless steps were taken to stop this traffic Japan might be compelled to take such measures as seemed necessary.

Protest is being addressed in similar terms to the

French Government in Paris.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 1257, repeated to

Shanghai No. 1021.

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