CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 106

NO INTRIBUTION.

Decode.

Mr. Blunt (Canton)

21st February, 1989.

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By/T.

21st February, 1939.

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1.10 p.m. 21st February, 1939.

No. 13.

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Addressed to Gov rnor Hong Kong telegram No. 40 of

21st February.

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Your telegram No. 74 to Colonial Office.

Japanese Consul-General informed me about 11.00 a.m. that Japanese military headquarters feared a bomb had been dropped this morning within British territory near

Shamchun and in the neibourhood of a locomotive. this should prove so Japanese military authorities desired to express Leep regret at this error and a wish to pay compensation for any danae.

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I am informing Japanese Consul-General of the fact contained in your telegram and am reminding him of [grp.undec. ] promise made about r fugees camp (see my despatch saving

No. 3 of January 25.)

Repeated to British Embassy Shanghai telegram No. 29, Foreign Office telegram No. 13, Tokyo telegram No. 11.