CO129-579-7 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 4-1-1939 - 9-6-1939 — Page 90

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Mr. Galsworthy. 3.39.

Mr. Cowell

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

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Copy of No.28 with encs. on 53838/34/39.

53838/34/39. Hong Kong.

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Sir,

Downing Street,

10 March, 1939.

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I am etc., to transmit

to you, to be laid before

Viscount Halifax, a copy of a

Secret despatch with enclosures

from the Governor of Hong Kong on

the subject of the treatment of

Japanese Government chartered

vessels in Hong Kong.

2. I am to say that, as in

Mr. MacDonald's opinion there seems

to be no justification for according

to the Japanese facilities not

enjoyed by the ships of any other

FURTHER ACTION.

nation in Hong Kong, Mr. MacDonald

proposes, subject to any observations

Lord Halifax may have to offer, to

inform the Governor that he approves

the attitude of the Hong Kong

authorities towards the demands of

the

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the Japanese Government for

special treatment in respect

of their chartered vessels in

Hong Kong.

I am etc.

(Signed) H. R. COWELL