CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 88

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Mr.

Galsworthy 23/2/39

Mr. Cowell +3

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

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Sir,

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A 24 FEB. D24

DOWNING STREET.

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24 February, 1939.

Parly. U.S. of S.

(15)

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

WAR OFFICE

F.O

I am etc. to refer to the

(s) telegram No. 79 from the Governor of

Hong Kong on the subject of the attack

by Japanese aircraft on British

territory near Sham Chun on January

21st.

FURTHER ACTION.

2.

I am to state, for the

information of Viscount Halifax, that

Mr. MacDonald is inclined to agree with

the Governor's view that an expression

of regret and an offer to pay compensation

for the damage inflicted on British

property by the action of the Japanese

bombing aircraft are adequate, and that

in the circumstances mentioned by

H.M. Ambassador in Tokyo in his

(14) telegram No. 22 to the Governor of

Hong Kong, repeated to the Foreign Office

as