CO129-570-3 Sino-Japanese War- proposed refugee camp in demilitarised area of South China 1-6-1938 - 11-1-1939 — Page 112

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Sir A. Clark Herr (Shanghai)

10th June 1938.

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10th June 1938.

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10th June 1938.

No.917 (R)

MIMILIILANIELA

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Your telegram 10.502. Asks for my comments on Hongkong

telegram No.150 to Colonial Office.

I think idea is good, but initiative should be taken by private charity organisations as in Shanghai and Nanking. They should first in conjunction with Kiangtung provincial authorities

decide on a suitable site and then approach Japanese Government (through Japanese Consul General at Hongkong or others) for its recognition as a sanctuary zone. They should, I suggest, endeavour

to get provincial Government (on whom responsibility primarily rests) to accept liability (? for all).

Addressed to Foreign Office No.917.

Repeated to ï'ongkong,

Tokyo and Canton.