CO129-571-7 Sino-Japanese War- bombardment of road from Anglo-Chinese border to Canton 9-1-1938 - 28-1-1938 — Page 26

53838/14/27

PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the

Colonies to the Governor of Hong Kong,

Sent 7 p.m., 13th January, 1938.

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No.10.

Your telegram No.10. It has been agreed after consulte-

tion with Foreign Office that it would be preferable for His

Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Shanghai to issue announcement

since it concerns protection of British subjects in China.

Telegram from Foreign Office to His Majesty's Chargé

d' Affaires is being repeated to you and he is being requested

to arrange with you for republication of notification in Hong

Kong.