CO129-580-1 Sino-Japanese War- handing over of suspected terrorists to Japanese authorities 1-5-1939 - 24-8-1939 — Page 56

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned

to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]

From: JAPAN.

De cypher.

Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo)

19th June, 1939.

D.

12.15 a.m.

20th June, 1939.

R.

6.50 p.m.

19th June, 1939.

No. 611.

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Liinkin 56

Your telegram No.287.

In the second paragraph you stated that the Japanese had also insisted on using their discretion in such matters. As the quarrel is still clearly the legal aspect of the matter and the impropriety of British demands for adjournment for production of evidence, it would be useful if I could be furnished with one or more instances in which the Japanese authorities

had refused execution of Warrant of Chinese Court for

reason given.

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No.611 June 19th repeated Shanghai No. 498 and Tientsin No.66.