CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 149

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Decypher.

Mr. Jamieson (Tientsin),

27th May, 1959.

D.

R/T

R. 7. 1 p.m.

27th may, 1939.

27th may, 1939.

No.

149

NO TRAC

Following is a repetition referred to in my telegram No. 190. Addressed to Governor Hongkong for His Majesty's

12 Ambassador unnumbered of way 20th, repeated to Shanghai No.249.

Your telegram No. 12 Tour.

Following are answers to Governor-General's No. 68:

1. It is impossible for me to guarantee that persons

expelled will not fall into Japanese hands.

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All I can do is to

It is then up to them

There is no searching

give them reasonable time to effect exit.

to use their own ingenuity in getting out. at the barrier at present and they should find no difficulty. Even with searching they should be able to get through if not in possession of arms etc. As has already been said, guerillas manage to get into the concession, so that they can presumably

also manage to get out.

2. With regard to ang Ren's brother and the chief of staff,

Chi Nien-hua, the Foreign Office ruling of August lest year to which Your Excellency refers, reads: "Internment should be resorted to in the case of minor offences such as those committed

by Hankow agents but that in the cases of assassination or other serious crime in which internment is not sufficient deterrent the

men should be handed over to de facto authorities". Being in possession of bombs is in my opinion a very serious crime, and

internment