CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 48

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Decypher.

Sir R. Craigie

From: JAPAN.

(Tokyo) 30th July 1939.

D. 12.45 p.m.

R.

30th July 1939.

9.30a.m.

30th July 1939.

No.893.

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IMPORTANT.

Confidential.

My telegram No.891.

Case of Li Han Yuan and other alleged undesirable elements in British Municipal Council police force coming under heading 4 of Japanese agenda has, owing to delicacy of its nature, and by agreement with Mr. Kato, been discussed outside the conference. Japanese commenced with categorical demand that Li Han Yuan and 9 other members of the British Municipal Council Police Force be dismissed forthwith. ith regard to Li Han Yuan the old arguments were again used without production of any proof mainly that he was in receipt of monthly pay from Chinese Government, that he was asserting terrorists etc. they brought up however additional point that if British Government considered British Municipal Council could not reasonably dismiss Li Han Yuan on these points (Japanese being unable for reasons of State to produce relevant evidence) they could dismiss him on the ground that he was responsible for the four men case. In support of this the Japanese contend that Li Han Yuan had not interrogated the men properly when they were first arrested; if he had done so he would have secured confessions that the Japanese had obtained; in addition to this, when the men were returned to police force he

had....