CO129-571-7 Sino-Japanese War- bombardment of road from Anglo-Chinese border to Canton 9-1-1938 - 28-1-1938 — Page 32

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official procedure in regard to attacks

on non-combatants in other parts of

China.

3. Further, it appears to

sunce

Mr. Ormsby Gore that the protection of

Λ

the interests of British subjects in

property

China is strictly the concern of His

Majesty's Ambassador in China, and that

the Governor of Hong Kong is not their

proper channel of communication with

His Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo.

While there would presumably be no

objection to the Governor of Hong Kong

ananging for special local publicatin

repouting in the beeal Fress announcements

H.K.

& Such

already made by one of His Majesty's

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to Brit. Salycels in chain

diplomatic representatives, or

a

af In that country

statement issued by the Japanese Government,

it is suggested that a notification on

Archosed

the lines suggested in the enclosed

telegrams should not be made by the

Governor in the first instance.

4. Mr. Ormsby Gore suggests,

for

as might be

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