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COPY
CONFIDENTIAL (2)
sir,
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Government House,
Hong Kong.
22nd August, 1939.
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With reference to your confidential despatch of
21st July, 1939, on the subject of the salvaging of the Japanese S.S. "Jin Kai Haru", I have the honour to inform you that I have considered with my Executive Council the suggestion that provision should be made to render illegal operations conducted without permission by foreign selvage
companies.
2. It was the view of the ouncil, with which I concur
that in the absence of any further approach by the Japanese
salvage company it would be inadvisable at the moment to introduce legislation which could not but draw attention to
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the fact that it was aimed at this particular case.
3. The Consul-General for Japan was informed on
18th July of the decision conveyed in your telegram.
then no further communication on the subject has been
received.
Since
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALOCIM MACDONALD, M.F.,
&C.,
&c.,
&C.,
I have, etc.,
(sgd.) G.A.S. Northcote.
Governor.
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