CO129-579-5 Sino-Japanese War- Japanese aircraft- Hong Kong air space and other activities 31-1-1939 - 5-8-1939 — Page 18

As

regards (3) the Japanese denial is

abound. It appears quite likely

clearly

that the planes

have been naval rather than military,

may

hot they

were

certainly Japanese.

?

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Reply to FO

to FO reforming to (39), saying

that since the incident occurd a mouth

ago

& local protest were

loded with the

Japanive authoritis, the S.JS. would not in the cis

press for a further protest through H.M.'S

Ambassador in

Tobago. As regards

the

possibility of with aircraft fire, refer FO

to the Sovi's tel. at 40 (copy sent to FO

at 41), say

5. obsenro

that the S.JS.

that this was mentioned by

to Mh. Okajakai (see 47)

from the wife

The Sus

M. Blunt

And say that

s.ps.

at his] disposal the 5. PS.

hv

to be to roann se

slightest doubt but that the

has not the slightest d

acroplanes respons. the for the notation 5) HH.

tambory

win

Japanese.

My

And copy to A/M. H..

well).

(9 understand the FO han asked the Afre for thin hous; as

47

? Putly

48-51

The rumour that HK. is

beeing

used as a base.

guse

for Chinese was planes is

of

couse absend; &