CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 108

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Decypher.

From CHINA.

Mr. Jamieson (Tientsin).

9th June, 1939.

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(Via W/T.) 12th June, 1939.

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9.00 p.m., 12th June, 1939.

No. 209.

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45 My telegram No. 208.

Following is the gist of the considered opinion of

Mr. Nakagawa Japanese adviser to the Council on the Japanese

reactions on the present issue.

trick.

(1) The British answer very unsatisfactory.

(2) Handing over of the two men regarded merely as a

(3) Future cases. Instructions given to the Consul- General very ambiguous in nature and quite impossible for the Japanese to place any reliance on results.

(4) Concluding Mr. Nakagawa says "briefly speaking the Japanese version is that the British still decline the co- operation of Japanese with His Majesty's Government, and they merely try to quibble at any fundamental solution of local problems. Therefore they have come to such a conclusion that now there remains no further reason for continuing

talking with British but to take such measures as planned".

The so-called restrictions are now believed unavoidable

and they will be much more strict in nature than before.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 209 June 9th;

to Shanghai No. 281 and Tokyo No. 126.

repeated