CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 53

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Decypher.

Mr. Jamieson, (Tientsin).

June 22nd, 1939.

No. 266.

IMMEDIATE.

D. (by /T) June 22nd, 1939.

R.

8.30.p.m. June 22nd, 1939.

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Your telegram No. 65.

Position was as follows:

Reconstruction of the crime took place before the

Superintending Consul and the Chief of the British municipal

police. Both were satisfied that the two men had made

admissions implicating them in the murder of Cheng. After

conclusion of the reconstruction, Herbert, Dennis, Tan

and Major Oh......

breakfast there, question of procedure was discussed. Actual

confessions made by the men to the Japanese had not yet been received. Discussion took place as to whether British municipal

police should send the men up for trial on the confessions made

to the Japanese or whether the district court should issue

warrants.

proceeded to the race club to have

Herbert stated this point would require consideration.

There is no doubt whatever that the Japanese were given to

understand the men would be handed over; it was only a question

as to the correct procedure.

2. Discussions centred around the two men who had con- fessed to complicity in the crime and had reconstructed it before Herbert and Dennis. It was, however, generally understood the other two men would presumably be handed over as being members of the same gang and accomplices before or after the crime.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 266; repeated to Shanghai No. 345, Tokyo No. 178. (Shanghai please repeat to Tokyo.).