CO129-579-12 Sino-Japanese War- bombing of railway line within leased territories (Shamchun Incident) 21-2-1939 - 17-3-1939 — Page 89

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as No. 171, a guarantee that disciplinary

measures will be taken against the airmen

responsible for the outrage is not essential

to a final settlement, if the Japanese

authorities refuse to give such an

assurance.

3.

In conclusion I am to say that

Mr. MacDonald shares the Governor's

view that there can be no room for dispute

as to the number of aeroplanes which

dropped bombs and used machine guns on

British territory.

I

amı,

etc.

$1. R. Comell