CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 102

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to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]

Decypher.

No. 212.

IMPORTANT.

From:

CHIVA.

Mr. Janieson, (Tientsin),

June 10th, 1939.

D. (by wireless) June 10th, 1939.

R.

10.0.a.m. June 11th, 1939.

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Addressed to Shanghai No. 285.

49fy telegram No. 283.

My

Japanese military action will, it is understood, be preceded by a public announcement. This announcement will recapitulate reasons for action taken and, as I have already said, the Japanese will be able to show a good case to the

world.

2. lease as your American colleague to show you copy of telegram sent yesterday by American Chamber of Commerce to Department of State outlining position and asking for action. I an informed privately and confidentially that my Japanese colleague intimated to my American colleague yesterday that while everything would be done to alleviate hardship to Ameri- cans blockade of British persons and goods would be complete.

3. Please obtain from Messrs. Butterfield and Swire text

of telegram sent by lientsin China Association to China Associa- tion, London, yesterday for transmission to the Foreign Office outlining position and protesting.

4. Feeling of local British community is running very high, failing to understand as they do why they should be sacrificed for the sake of protecting four members of terrorist

A meeting of China Association is to be held tonight

when

gang.