CO129-579-2 Sino-Japanese War- attack on British ship S.S. Sagres 9-4-1939 - 13-7-1939 — Page 18

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2nd May, 1939.

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With reference to the recent sciare by the Japanese Bevy of the British ship ages" I have the

honour to transit the enclosed cory of a comunication

fr her MERE.

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lost of the claims can only be Pinally

decided on the roten of the slip to Ing Kongg but you may consider it destruble to Anfor the Japano sa Government that the demtmenge elata is already in the neighbourhood of $27,000 art is increasing with every day of the ship's detention.

I have the hawur to bo,

air,

Your colloney's most obedient servant,

His Britannic Majesty's Ant Assador,

TCKTO.

G. A. S. NORTHCOTE

Governor.