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No.167(126/70A/38)

British Embassy,

Tokyo.

24th October, 1938.

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Your Excellency,

I have the honour, under instructions from

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs, to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's

Government in the United Kingdom have given careful

consideration to the note which you were good enough to

address to me on the 12th October (No. 37 Identic) making

certain proposals designed to obviate danger to British

lives and property during the present hostilities. The

requests contained therein have been duly communicated

to the British Authorities concerned.

2.

With regard to the requests contained in

General Ugaki's note of the 20th June last (No. 18 Identic)

and repeated in Your Excellency's note under reply, I have

the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government

abide by the attitude explained in my note No. 28 of the

26th February last, namely that the responsibility for

ensuring that British institutions in China are not made

the subject of attack must rest with the Imperial Japanese

Authorities concerned. In this matter His Majesty's

Government must reserve all rights.

3.

As regards the requests contained in the third

and fourth paragraphs of Your Excellency's note, I have

His Excellency,

Prince Fumimaro Konoye.

H.I.J.M. Minister for Foreign Affairs.

the