CO129-575-4 Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-1-1939 - 19-6-1939 — Page 19

No. 189 (28/70AH/38)

Your

Excellency,

British Embassy,

19

Tokyo.

END

21st November, 1938.

In view of the fact that the territory in

which the Canton-Kowloon Railway is situated has now

been occupied by the Japanese armed forces, I have the honour formally to draw Your Excellency's attention to

the substantial British interest in that railway.

2.

As Your Excellency will be aware, the railway

is divided into Chinese and British sections. In the

former section there is an important British financial

interest consisting of loans aggregating £ 1,233,265.

The British section of the railway is the property of

the Government of Hongkong.

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3.

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency

that Japanece troops recently seized one first-class

coach and five waggons, the property of the British

section, and have so fer returned only one waggon.

have accordingly the honour to request that instructiona

may be issued for the return in good order of the

remaining rolling-stock at the earliest possible moment,

I avail myself of this opportunity to rener

to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest

consideration.

His Excellency

Mr. Hachiro Arite,

(sgå)

R. L. CRAIGIE.

His Imperial Japanese Majesty's

Minister for Foreign Affairs.