CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 134

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CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 4th January, 1939.

Received 10.37 a.m., 4th January.

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No.7 of 4th January addressed to the Secretary of State for

the Colonies telegram No.7 of 4th January repeated to Shanghai

telegram No.3 Tokyo telegram No.2 Canton telegram No.2.

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My immediately preceding telegram.

I do not want to hold up the decision but would be glad

to learn whether you agree that in placing restriction on any

movements of British shipping the Japanese are causing breach of

either of the following Anglo Chinese treaties Nanking 1842

Article 2 or Tientsin 1858 Articles 2 and 54 and of the Anglo

Japanese Commercial Treaty 1911 Article 6 in case South

Kuangtung is to be regarded as Japanese by conquest.