CO129-570-14 Sino-Japanese War- attack on fishing junk by Japanese sailors 18-5-1938 - 22-12-1938 — Page 37

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Mr. Rogers. 14/6/38.

Mr.

53838/10G/38, Hong Kong.

Gent 18 tos.

Me

GAGA

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

and. 17.

Lsy.

3/-/-4

22

Downing Street.

4 June, 1938.

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Secretary of State.

Sir,

DRAFT.

HE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Duplicate of (i), or if not available, copy of despatch with encls. in

original.

I am etc. to transmit to you,

to be laid before Viscount Halifax, a

copy of a despatch and enclosures which

have been received from the Governor of

Hong Kong, reporting an alleged piracy

on a Hong Kong fishing junk by Japanese

sailors in Chinese waters on the 3rd

of

If will be obsund

tant

was

the junk built licensed in HK d that

FURTHER ACTION.

10

Copy to W.A., Admiralty,

Air Ministry and

Board of Trade

with copy of despatch only.

L.F.F.

AM

BIT.

Copyto wo

adrey

May.

2. the majority of the persons

of the time

on board the junk were British subjects

and Mr. MacDonald would suggest that

the Governor of Hong Kong should be

asked to prepare a claim on their

behalf and that this should then be

forwarded to His Majesty's Ambassador

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