CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 173

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towards terrorist acts such as assassination should be handed

Other cases should be expelled over to the local authorities.

in such a way as not to fall inevitably into hands of Japanese.

I leave it to you to deal with the problem on these general lines and to settle details in consultation with His Majesty's Consul General.

I approve your proposal to warn the Chinese Government that we shall be compelled to suppress political activities in our concessions much more drastically in the future.

Repeated to Shanghai No.361.