CO129-570-8 Sino-Japanese War- sinking of Chinese fishing boats by Japanese vessel 31-1-1938 - 22-12-1938 — Page 32

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No.708 (325/7OD/38)

Copy to: Hongkong Shanghai

No.57

No.314

Commander-in-Chief No.31

{

British Embassy,

Tokyo.

17th September, 1938.

T

My Lord,

Your Lordship will have observed from my

despatch No.627 of the 17th of August that I have

carried out the instructions in the first two para-

graphs of Your Lordship's telegram No.542 of the

5th of August by maintaining my previous protest and

by presenting a claim in respect of certain junks which

were attacked on the 22nd September, 1957, by a

vessel of the Japanese Navy.

2.

With regard to the publication of the report

of the Hongkong Commission of Enquiry, in respect of

which I reserved my opinion in my telegram No.945

of the 9th of August, I have the honour to inform

Your Lordship that I am strongly of the opinion that

publication in present circumstances would be most

inadvisable.

The Right Honourable

I have the honour to be

With the highest respect

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

(sgd) R. L. CRAIGIE.

The Viscount Halifax, K.0., 0.0.8.I., 0.0.I.E.,

etc.,

etc.,

etc.,