CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 107

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49.

Decypher

No.211.

From CHINA.

Mr.Jamieson.

(Tientsin).

9th June, 1939.

D.

W/T

9th June, 1939

R.

9.30 a.m.

10th June, 1939.

IMPORTANT.

Addressed to Shanghai No.283 of June 9th.

NO TRACE y telegram No. 210 to Foreign Office.

There is no doubt in my mind and in the mind of all of

us that Japanese mean business and that measures which we firmly believe they will take against concession will result in incalculable loss and hardship not only to British subjects and also to many thousands of innocent Chinese.

2.

This action is to be taken because of our refusal

to hand over the four men who were members of terrorist gang who were in our concession for no good purpose.

Brigadier

and I believe that if these men are handed over situation may still be saved and we make this last appeal to Your Excellency.

I have to add that I am now warning British subjects

3.

residing outside the concession that it will be in their

interests to withdraw to the concession before restrictions are

put into force.

Repeated to Foreign Office No.211 and Tokyo No.128