CO129-570-13 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese attack on a fishing junk 23-5-1938 - 10-12-1938 — Page 74

53838/10/F/38.

74

2

C. O.

Mr. Rogers.

Mr. Gul 23

Mr.

23/

see

5.38.

12

13

Alle Zex vicente

22

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

15.2375.

IMMEDIATE

салал

To go by hand. (Clan to be marked A cover to J. T. Handers a Goog)

a,

Downing Street,

A May, 1938.

Secretary of State.

Sir,

DRAFT. CONSON.

THE UNDER SEC. OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

23 May 1938 (1)

(as amended)

one

has were

56

AM 5

Admy

BIT

Copy to wo

I am etc. to transmit to you,

to be laid before Viscount Halifax, a

copy of a telegram which has been

received from the Governor of Hong Kong

In the 174 of may

reporting that an attack was made by

Me

Japanese armed trawlers on a small

fishing boat within British territorial

waters, and that two of the crew were taken h

neighbouring Chien island wine

killed by Japanese, sailors.

and the third injunk.

2. As Lord Halifax is aware,

there have been

Hoy thany

within

thum

luch

Har attacks.

waters recently, and

Mr. MacDonald would suggest that

H.M.Ambassador in Tokio should be

FURTHER ACTION.

Copies, with enc. to War Office, Admiralty Air Ministry and Board of Trade. Lff.

Rear 1-

Su C. Parkinson to

unlructions;

Calfy H. Khame's Стружане

read m 7230/7/08/14/16 Seever

instructed to protest in the strongest

terms

(*2132-150) Wt. 42270-82 15,000 4/38 T.S. 695