CO129-570-13 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attack on a fishing junk 23-5-1938 - 10-12-1938 — Page 63

M.03393/38

SECRET

63

7th June

8.

sir,

With reference to Colonial Office letter

2 No.53838/10/F/38 of 23rd May addressed to the Foreign

office and to the semi-official letter of 1st June from

the Colonial office addressed to Mr.Ronald, concerning

the attack on 17th May by Japanese armed trawlers on

a fishing junk in Hong Kong territorial waters, I am

commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary

of State for Foreign Affairs, that they concur in the

Colonial Office view that a strong protest against

this infringement of Hong Kong territorial waters

should be made to the Japanese Government.

2.

A copy of this letter is being sent to

the Colonial office.

The Under-Secretary of state,

POREIGN OFFICE,

3.W.1.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

J. Lawson