CO129-579-9 Sino-Japanese War- release of interned Chinese soldiers 27-1-1939 - 7-12-1939 — Page 67

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however, that were such a course

to be adopted it might have the

disadvantage of encouraging the

use of Hong Kong as an asylum by

members of the Chinese and Japanese

forces, and lead to the development

of an impossible situation. The

decision eventually reached by His

Majesty's Government was accordingly

that, both on grounds of policy and

humanity, the only satisfactory

course to adopt in the present

circumstances would be for the men

to be detained in an internment camp

for the duration of the present

hostilities at the expense of the

Colonial Government.

I have, etc.

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ZEN NIMCDONALL