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F

4305 14

Registry

1939

Number F 4385/3361/10

FROMColonial Office.

6214/15G/39

No.

Dated 9th May, 1939 Received

Botn

in Registry 10th May, 1999

F: China,

Last Paper.

F4000

References.

75217

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

Sft. Colonial Office.

14. ad

W.o.

A.M.

May 20

CHINA

JO MAY 1939

Proposed introduction of compulsory military service in Hong Kong.

Enclose copies of telegrams No. 138 from Hong Kong and No. 93 to Hong Kong regarding proposed introduction of compulsory military service in Hong Kong. Request Foreign Office views on the proposals that an immediate local announcement be made and that measures providing for compulsory military service should be implemented as soon as possible.

Similar letter to Admiralty, War Office, Air

Ministry.

(Minutes.)

I do not think that the measures proposed would be likely Shave dangerous foritical refercussions, expecially if compulsory militiy service is being instituted in other parts the coronial Sumpire. Even if

the

Japanese should

resent it

They

would have no

basis

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justification for a protest.

? reply the deases on above

lines.

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побивст

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It is tire that he Japanese press might

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