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F 2808

21 MAR 232

Registry Number

1939

2808/1696/10

FROM Consul-General

Blunt (Canton,

No. 42.

Dated 11th Mar. 1939

CHINA

Bombing by Japanese within Hong Kong territory.

Encloses copy of despatch No. 54 of 11th March to Shanghai, reporting on private conversation with Japanese Consul-General regarding bombing incident at Hong Kong, and stating opinion that relations with Japanese in Canton have been much improved at the price of the Hong Kong incident and its settlement.

Copies Hong Kong 45, Tokyo 15, Commander-in-Chief

Recetistry 21st Mar.193919, General Officer Commanding, S.N.O.W.R. 6.

F: China.

Last Paper.

See within Go... Hon

F2018

References.

mining tel of 16/3.

The Japanese affear to have

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

F14

WO

24 March

fumirand

some of the offending

Freen.

Coxy co

50

MOR Dalbor

23/3

(Action completed.)

(Index.)

Next Paper.

F3111

The reported punishments

are 1)A.O.C loss of 2 years' seniority

ind reduction of pay by 20%

разви

to 6 months

2) his G.5.0.1. Limitar loss of seninity

and reduction of pay

3) N.C.O. actually responsible for dropping bombs Sentence of imprisonment.

that these punishments

I think, & M. Hows apees,

fit the cume.

17208 5/38 F.O.P.

лек

23/11

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