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AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. (IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION HE CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD NOT SENT AN EMBASSY OFFICIAL TO SHANGHAI). IF THEY PERSIST IN THEIR REFUSAL TO LAND, ONLY THE USE OF FORCE REMAINS. EVEN IF THE MASTER AND CREW WOULD OBEY AN ORDER TO USE FORCE, THE CHINESE HAD MADE IT CLEAR TO US THAT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE REFUGEES UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. MR SONODA'S UNDERTAKING WAS THE ONLY HOPE OF RESOLVING THE PROBLEM.
4. PLEASE REITERATE POINTS MADE BY MURRAY (PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3) IN THE FURTHER APPROACH YOU PROPOSE TO MAKE TO MIYAKE OR YAMAGIYA (YOUR TEL 460 PARA 4 RECEIVED AFTER THIS MEETING).
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FILES
SEAD
HK & GD
UND
FED
EESD
N AM D
SAD
MAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS
PS/IPS
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
· SIR A PARSONS
MR CORTAZZI
MR HURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR BULLARD
MR FERGUSSON
MR FRETWELL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
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