CO129-579-9 Sino-Japanese War- release of interned Chinese soldiers 27-1-1939 - 7-12-1939 — Page 5

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As regards the enquiry of the Sec etary of State,

it will be seen from no. 9 in 53838/35/38 that

it was the view of the Foreign Office that it was

highly undesirable to permit these soldiers to

return to China. The Governor was accordingly

informed that it was the view of H.M.G. that they

should be detained under guard in an internment

camp.

It is clear from the enquiry that the interned

soldiers had been warned that the guards had orders

to shoot prisoners attempting to escape. Never-

theless a body of them attempted escape, and had

injured at least one of the guards by throwing

stones. In the circumstances

the finding of the

military court of enquiry, which exonerates the

guard, must be held to be justified on the face

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of it.

H. R. Cowell

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I submit revised chaft for conson,

A.N. Saloworthy

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