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CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of ilong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 4th April, 1939. Received 10.20 a.mo g

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4th April, 1939.

Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies No.116.

April 4th.

Shanghai telegram No.51 repeated to Tokyo

No. 36 Canton No.59.

Your telegram No.9, Shanghai telegram No. 340, 1938

to me, my telegram No.116 1958 to Tokyo and my despatch

No.18 to Canton.

I verbally informed the Japanese Consul General

this morning that I proposed releasing the Chinese interned

soldiers who are quite incapable of further military

Many are

service owing to disease or other disability.

suffering from tuberculosis and are dangerous to those

interned with them,

Others are crippled. Consul General

replied that he wished to inform his Goverment to which

I raised no objection.

I do not contemplate taking action until

sufficient time has elapsed for objections to be raised by

you and others concerned. Relcaso would only be given to

those who could safely reach their homes in the South

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direct or through Swatow of Hacao.

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