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F 1793

185

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R 1040

Registry Number

1793/177/10

FROM Colonial Office.

No. 53838/35/40

Dated 11th Mar. 1940. Received

in Regit Mar. 1940.

Chinese soldiers detained at Hong Kong.

Refers to Colonial Office letter of 29th February (F 1481/177/10). Transmits copy of Hong Kong despatch of 15th February stating that a Chinese soldier was shot and killed while attempting to escape from the camp on 29th November. Encloses copy of the depositions taken at the death enquiry by the magistrate performing the duties of Coroner.

F:China.

Last Paper.

FIRST Fitti

References.

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désire to rid

the responsibility of looking after

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of

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the prisoners

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being released.

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occurs

to we

to employ

them in labous

battalions

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on

F17419

it

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be worth suggesting

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inclined to doubt whether the

Governor of Malaya would

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