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Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).
1st October, 1957.
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1st October,1937.
1st October, 1937.
No. 471. (R)
IMPORTANT.
3gA.
Your telegram Ho. 345.
Condition (B) Japanese Government agree to notify British
naval authorities when vessel flying British flag is found not
to be British "as an act of good will" without however recognizing
any obligation.
2. They allege extreme difficulty in establishing whether
vessel has been properly transferred to another nationality from
inspection of certificate of registry alone and invite our agree-
ment to inspection of "all such ship's papers as is deemed necessary" 3. One inspector is alleged to be insufficient in view of
"such factors as the language difficulty". It is felt that the
establishment of nationality with all dispatch by a number of inspectors will be beneficial to British shipping interests and our
view that the number of inspectors should be limited to one is not
acceptable.
4. I am taking up points 2 and 3 with them again and will
report further.
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram Fo. 471, repeated to
Kanking and Commander-in-Chief.
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