CO129-579-5 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese aircraft- Hong Kong air space and other activities 31-1-1939 - 5-8-1939 — Page 131

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Decode.

r. Blunt (Canton).

January 25th 1939.

D.

Wireless.

January 25th 1959.

R. 5.15 p.m.

January 25th 1939.

No.3.

(R).

Addressed to Governor Hongkong No.17 of January 25th.

Japanese Consul General has just notified Consular body

that Japanese authorities intend to shoot down any aeroplane

which flies over China at night unless flights, times and

courses are previously notified, when such flights should not

exceed the height of 500 metres.

Repeated to British Embassy Changhai No.15, Commander-in-

Chief No.6, Foreign Office No.8 and Tokyo No.6.

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