CO129-579-9 Sino-Japanese War- release of interned Chinese soldiers 27-1-1939 - 7-12-1939 — Page 66

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Mr.

Mr.

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.

DRAFT.

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given safe conduct to their homes,

received the sympathetic consideration

of His Majesty's Government, but it was

felt that such a course would not

afford a satisfactory solution -

much as past experience has shown the

inadvisability of placing reliance

on Japanese assurances of nun

molestation. In this connection I

would refer to the telegram from

His Majesty's Ambassador at Shanghai,

repeated to you as No. 340 of the 7th

of December.

FURTHER ACTION.

3.

As an alternative, it was

suggested that the interned Chinese

might be treated as civilian refugees

and thus be absorbed in one of the

existing refugee camps with liberty to

return to their homes in China as and

when they might choose an opportunity

at their own risk and expense. The

view of His Majesty's Government is,

however,