CO129-571-9 Sino-Japanese War- Canton-Kowloon railway 25-3-1938 - 28-2-1939 — Page 112

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Note of meeting at Colonial Office on 25th

October to discuss policy in relation to the

operation of the Hong Kong-Canton Railway.

PRESENT:

Sir H. Moore

Mr. Cowell

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Gent

Colonial Office

Mr. Howe

Foreign Office

Mr. Fitzmaurice

Mr. Jarrett

Major Grover

Major Hornby

Wing Commander Foster

Admiralty

War Office

Air Ministry

Sir H. Moore referred to Sir G. Northcote's

letter of 24th September to Mr. Cowell, and mentioneü

considerations pointi

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underlying

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considerations pointing to the neutrality

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policy on which we baseŭ our, action during the Sino-

of allowing the transport of

Japanese hostilities in sending war supplies to the

Chinese Government

by

the Hong Kong-Canton Railway.

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had

Now that Japanese forces he occupied Canton, we have

to contemplate a possible demand from them that the

railway facilities should continue to be available to

them for war supplies, and we were warned by the

Governor that any such use of the railway would

inevitably be followed by a port and railway strike

in the Colony.

Mr. Howe considered it possible that the

Japanese might not make any such demand since it might

occur