CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 124

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(5316/1/10).

To CHINA.

Code telegram to His Majesty's Consul General.

Foreign Office,

No.44. (R).

5th June, 1939.

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(Tientsin).

1.00 p.m.

IMMEDIATE.

34 Your telegram No.198 [of June 2nd

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Tientsin Concession.].

political offenders in

You should without delay act as indicated in my telegram

25 to Shanghai No.419.

In your discussion with the local Japanese authorities you

may add that while His Majesty's Government are still inspired by

the hope that a resumption of our normal friendly relations with

Japan will be possible when the difficulties caused by the present

conflict in the Far East become less acute, any forcible action

taken against the British Concession will only have the effect

of postponing that outcome by arousing a wave of resentment in

this country.

Repeated to Shanghai No.452 and Tokyo No.262.