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10

1939

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F

CHINA

5497

151

8 JUN 1939

Registry Number

F5497/4161/10 Violation of Hong Kong territory by Japanese aircraft.

Addressed Commander-in-Chief No. 111 (repeated Hong Kong No. 114 Shanghai No. 424). Press publishes message Sir R.Craigie,(Tokyo) from Taihoku to effect that on 11th June (sic) a

TELEGRAM FROM

No. 531 Decode and

Decypher.

Dated 8th June, 1939.

Received

in Registry

British cruiser fired several shots at plane of Japanese Aviation Company which had left (?Canton) that morning. If true story is that shots were fired at Japanese military aircraft flying over Hong Kong

8th June, 193ßterritory or waters without permission action taken was

called for.

F: China •

Requests full details.

Last Paper.

F5470

References.

(Minutes.)

We must await further investigation.

(Print.)

(How disposed of.)

*

JUN 1300

USUAL DISTRIBUTIC

(Action completed.)

(Index.)

12/6/39

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