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Tel. No.-Whitehall 9400.

Any further communication on this ject should be addressed to :-

The Under-Secretary of State,

The War Office,

London, S.W.1,

and the following number quoted.

45/L/195.

F.3.M.)

Sir,

NATIONA

SCHEME

DISABLE

THE WAR OFFICE,

F 10958

12 OCT 1939

12

378

LONDON, S.W.1.

// October, 1939.

I am commanded by the Army Council to forward for

the information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

the attached copy of correspondence and Court of Enquiry,

relating to an injury sustained by No. 4451820, Private S.Lant,

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, at Peking, and to

state that the Council do not consider that this is a case

in which any claim should be made against the Japanese

Government for hospital or other expenses arising in

consequence of the incident. If Viscount Halifax concurs,

he will no doubt wish to inform the Embassy at Peking

accordingly and to ask them at the same time to thank the

Japanese for their offer to contribute towards the medical

expenses.

The Under Secretary of State,

The Foreign Office,

Whitehall, S.W.1.

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I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Agreedy

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