In my comment 567 to Admiralty on H.M. Ambassador Tokyo's telegram 1187 to Foreign office I stated (with reference to south China Coast generally) that "the suggestion that Japanese Naval Authorities

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to be revived, no mission other than to play second fiddle to

Japan.

Under such conditions can the people be trained to

take a pride in the state of Manchoukuo

It is open to

doubt.

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