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without permission, and those responsible had been dealt with in accordance with the law. Moreover, striet instruc- tions had been issued that adequate precautions should be taken against the recurrence of such incidents.
There was no
His Majesty's Ambassador in a note dated the 10th February took note of the observations of the Japanese
In Government but added certain additional information. particular the Japanese Government were informed that the Japanese flag had been hoisted on the Custous cruiser when the Japanese sailors took her over, after she had been beached and abandoned by the Customs crew. doubt that the vessel had been taken away (whether under her own steam or towed by Japanese motor boats), and she appeared to have been abandoned again on the same day by the Japanese boarding party and left to drift, since she was found asuors and abandoned two days later in Haimun Bay
There was, further, no doubt from the on Hongkun Island. eviuence of witnesses, including the first officer of the Customs cruiser, who was left behind by the captain to take observations at the time when the cruiser was beached, that the Japanese naval party did land on Hongkong territory, and there were also good reasons for believing that Japanese naval ratings made off with some poultry. of the case was requested.
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re-examination
o reply has been received to this request.
III. Violation of British (Hongkong) Territorial
Waters on the 11th February 1958 by a Japanese armed votor Trawler, which attacked and seized
four Junks.
This matter was brought orally to the attention
of the Vice-inister for Foreign Affairs on the 15th February
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