CO129-570-8 Sino-Japanese War- sinking of Chinese fishing boats by Japanese vessel 31-1-1938 - 22-12-1938 — Page 20

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19 F.O. F. 9852/4/16

23-9.38

Ref 16, Bokyo 6270l 17/8/38 & Bel 629 of 21/9/38 to "Tokyo re sinking of fishing boats by Japanes vessel on 22/9/37

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16 the Fafarere Gast, quotay

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20. F.O. F. 10129/4/10

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24/9 atu

28.9.38.

Ref 19, Tokyo Jeld 112441125 of 2419/38 re Sinking of 4.5. Junks by Japanese on 22/9/37%.

The Japanese reply is, in short, a

refusal point blank to accept the findings of

the Hong Kong Commission and a firm maintenance

their

of our previous statement, while maintaining

their offer to consider compensation for British

subjects involved.

I find myself quite unable to accept the

Japanese version of the facts, and the story told

by the Hong Kong Commission is so revolting that

one has the strongest objection to acceptance of

the Japanese reply. Nevertheless, it seems to me

clear that we are not in a position to bring

pressure

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