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it would be "thighly

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lead

an

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have accordingly been interned

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for the duration

Last April

g. the present

the present hostilities.

the Governor of

Hong Kong suggested sada

who

those of the soldiers,

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were

releasing

quite

incapable of further military sewxie

owing to disease or other disability,

Govt were asked

lant the Japanese Conont Gevers

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agree.

never

official enquiry

To this they

have

replied (see F8682) but

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[F 3566]

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told

Canton was

semi officially that the Japanes

authorities were unwilling o

apree

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