CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 152

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NO DISTRIBUTION.

Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo).

25th May, 1939.

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12.10 a.m.

26th May, 1939.

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9.30 a.m.

26th May, 1939.

No. 481.

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IMPORTANT.

Tientsin telegram No. 187.

In view of this and other recent Tientsin telegrams and also of information reaching me locally I now feel convinced that nothing short of handing over to Tientsin district court of the four men implicated in Cheng assassination will avert critical situation in Tientsin. I would therefore express the earnest hope that Your Lordship and His Majesty's Ambassador China will be able to agree to very early action by me.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 481 May 25th; repeated to Shanghai telegram No. 382, Tientsin No. 37.