CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 84

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JAPAN.

Decode.

Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo)

23rd February, 1939.

D. 7.50 p.m.

R. 1.30 p.m.

23rd February, 1939 23rd February, 1939.

No. 178

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IMPORTANT

My telegram No. 173.

I have drawn Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs' attention to inaccuracy of Japanese press reports of the incident, expressing the hope that this tendency will be corrected in tomorrow morning's papers and suggested

that as soon as the facts have been agreed to between the authorities on the spot, a precise statement of what occurred should be issued.

Addressed to Foreign Office, repeated to Shanghai telegram No. 151, Hongkong telegram No. 29 please pass to Canton as my telegram No. 16.