CO129-570-8 Sino-Japanese War- sinking of Chinese fishing boats by Japanese vessel 31-1-1938 - 22-12-1938 — Page 61

C. O.

X

13.7

Mr. Rogers Mr.Gent/37 Mr. Howard

Mr.Duncan/3/7/38 Mr. Cowell/4

14.

Sir H. Moore. 4.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

53838/10A/38

Anse 16

61

دا

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

x Permt. U.S. of S.

15

Sir,

Parly. U.S. of S.

16

Downing Street,

16 July, 1938.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT. conson

(13)

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

A

Fr.Gov.24.6.38.

(Copy of 14 with enclosures

in original).

I am directed by Mr.Secretary

MacDonald to refer to Foreign office letter

No.F.6166/4/10 of the 29th of June and to

transmit to you, to be laid before

Viscount Halifax, a copy of a despatch from

the Governor of Hong Kong regarding claims

which have been drawn up on behalf of the

British subjects involved in the sinking of

certain Hong Kong fishing junks by a

1937. Japanese war vessel in September of last

year

2.

With regard to paragraph 2 of the

Foreign Office letter under reference the

reference t

FURTHER ACTION.

Secretary of State would suggest, for the

consideration of Lord Halifax, that His

Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo should be

instructed to inform the Japanese Government

that His Majesty's Government cannot accept

their

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