CO129-571-7 Sino-Japanese War- bombardment of road from Anglo-Chinese border to Canton 9-1-1938 - 28-1-1938 — Page 31

53838/19/38 Hong Kong

Mr.

Rogers

10/1/38

Mr.

Gent

10 /1/38

Mr.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

to 2011.

↓

/1/38

Qued 4.

Letter the

marked

My caly

By Luan.

Sir,

31

Downing Street,

10 January, 1938.

DRAFT. for conson.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

Fr. Gov. No. 10. 9.1.38

(1)

то

Gov. No. 6.

(2)

9.1.38

(Enc. to 13)

I am etc., to transmit to

you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary

E den, copies of telegraphic corres-

pondence with the Governor of Hong Kong

about the intention of the Japanese

Government to carry out a bombardment

cartin

of the Chinese lines of communication

the

p in Bestern

Canton province (reported teu in

the

Tokyo telegram No. 25 of the 8th of

FURTHER ACTION.

January

ry if

HM Ambassador & Tokyo

2.

Subjeet to any observations

which Mr. Rien may wish to make, At

appears to Mr. Ormsby Gore that the

procedure suggested by the Governor is

open to objection and is contrary to

the policy previously adopted by His

Majesty's Government as a matter of

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official

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