CO129-570-12 Sino-Japanese War- claim by E. Mayell for property lost in the sinking of the U.S.S.... 15-3-1938 - 9-8-1938 — Page 6

BRITISH EMBASSY,

No. 179, (86/9X(2) /1938)

Copied to:

Foreign Office No. 391.

Shenghai, 16th June, 1938.

sir,

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Shanghai despatch No. 213 of 8.6.38. (claim in đupli-

cate)

With reference to your telegram to the

Foreign Office No. 691 of the 3rd June and to my

semi-official letter of the 14th June regarding

claims by British subjects in respect of losses

suffered as a result of Japanese attacks on shipping

at Wuhu and Nanking in December last, I transmit to

you herewith a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's

Consul-General at Shanghai enclosing a statement of

damage by Mr. E. Mayell who was on board the U.S.S.

"Panay" when she was bombed.

2.

I should be grateful if Your Excellency

would present Kr. Mayell's claim for compensation

to the Japanese Government.

I have the honour to be

gir,

Your Excellency's obedient Servant,

(Signed) ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR.

His Excellency

Sir Robert Craigie, K.C.M.G., C.B.,

etc., etc., etc.,

TOKYO.