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tells me

that the FO registry affirm that they

subsequently

sent us

asking for obsons.

a

copy of Tokyo tel. 420

We have not received this

letter, & ih. Talbot the for asks us to regard

39 as as

asking for obsons.

Tokyo

tel. 420 contains the following points: -

(') whether fir R. haipie will be repind

+ the second viola hin

to protest ajamist

д на

teritory by Japanese planes mentioned in 30

may

(2) whether he

mention the

possibility

of anti-aircraft five

aircraft fire in future

cases

& (3)

a

Japanese denial that the planes

responsible for the nolation were

infart Sapanese.

(1), the incidents took place on

As

ugards

May

8

& 9th

де

a

protest at this date could

hardly have much effect. Moreover local protests

have been made

(a) by

Mh. Blund in Canton

4 (6)

(6) by

the C. in C. with

(see pop. veneath 47)

the Jupanese Naval authorities in Shanghai (su 40).

The possibility of anti aircraft fire was mentioned

by

Mr. Blunt (see para. 2 of Canton drop. 92 to HR., beneath 47) ; & 40 states that no

doubt the Cin C. would make this point.