CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 61

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Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo),

25th February, 1939.

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11.20 p.m. 25th February, 1939.

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5.15 p.m.

25th February, 1939.

No. 188.

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IMPORTANT,

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My telegram No. 186.

Following is text referred to in my immediately preceding

telegram. Begins.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note 30 of February 23rd, in which you were good enough to express the profound regret of the Japanese Government for the incident in which bombs were dropped by Japanese aircraft within Hongkong leased territory on February 21st, to offer compensation for damages, and to assure me that disciplinary measures will be taken against those at fault and stens taken to ensure that such an incident will not recur.

Under instructions from Hisajesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Arfairs I am glad to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's Government regard the incident as having been settled on these terms.

nds.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 188 of February 25th,

repeated to Shanghai No. 160, Hongkong No. 35 (Hongkong please pass to Canton as my telegram No. 20).