CO129-570-10 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese seizure of the S.S. ASIAN- claims 15-2-1938 - 12-12-1938 — Page 73

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NO DISTRIBUTION.

Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo)

17th February 1958.

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17th February 1938.

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17th February 1938.

No. 215.

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My telegram No.201.

I have given information contained in telegram No. 40 from Governor, Hongkong to Secretary of State for the Colonies informally to Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and have expressed confidence that Japanese Government will arrange immediate release of [grp. unde c.] Asian.

Addressed to Foreign Office No.215, repeated to Hongkong.