CO129-571-9 Sino-Japanese War- Canton-Kowloon railway 25-3-1938 - 28-2-1939 — Page 27

65. F.o.

26

منة

( two / Lakys

5. 124474/106/18/10

F.

22.12. 38'

tel - 1486 of 19/12; railway slock.)

It is true that a number of coaches belonging to

the

Chinese suction

of the railway may

have

(se no.1)

Kemitory;

; Aut I

no. 1) been stond in the leased

don't see how the Sapanese cld. Legally

this as

a

usl

lever for refusing to hand back British owned

stocks they have taken themselves

have taken themselves — & it was

maumably

as a hint in this deviction that the

Kan Minister for For. Affaris mentionst it in his wote.

In

any cases from No. 17 it is clear

of hast

that the greater part of the rolling stocked the

Chinese section has been removed to the Canton-

Haukion railway,

• that it was only the rolling

stock of the Pontich section of the cituary

that was not removed

•

This is now

prourably in the leased territory, a clearly

has

no parallel with the Sapancas seizure

of British owned

rolling

stock, though I think

this upon the

be difficult to unpress

it may be difficult

Sapanese authorities.

It is not certain, however, that the Trapanise

infind to follow up then hint; &

presumably

thee will be a further communication from

the Japanese

that a

reply

on the subject. I am not sure

to this is really necessary,

the F.O. have asked for on obsons, & I

hit