CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 112

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5.

TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

Dated 21st. February 1939. Received 1.22 p.m. 21st. reb.

1MMEDIATE

Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies

No 75, repeated to Shanghai No, 31, Tokyo No. 21,

No. 17.

Canton

(4) My telegram No. 74.

Full report sent to the

War Office by General Officer Commanding this evening with

I was an eye witness from my

on

which I concur fully, country house of the attack/the train and inspected the

bombed railway station shortly afterwards,

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