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From: G.0.C. Hong Kong.
To
- The War Office
SECRET
18136
29 / 1939
Desp.1355 20/12/39. Recă.0930 28/12/39:
repeated G.S.0.1.(Intelligence) Far East Singapore.
6276 cipher 28/12.
On morning of December 25th party of 50 Japanese soldiers with 4 machine guns under an officer found by our patrol on frontier road inside British territory. They were re-directed
back across the frontier the way they had come.
Boxer interviewed next day Japanese commander who apologized and explained that their guide had fallen out and party had lost their way. I have now closed a path across a small portion of our territory which Japanese had previously
been allowed to use for their own convenience.
Violation seems to have been accidental though
careless. I have warned Japanese that armed parties of
Chinese or Japanese will of necessity be interned if they are
found on Britich territory.
0.4.(Telegrams)
Copies to
to:
M.0.1. 2. 2A.
H.I.2. 20. A.G.3.
H Howe (Foreign Office)
Car. S. Barry, (Admiralty) Wing Car. Grant (Air Ministry) Mr. G... Gent (Colonial Office)
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