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Mr. Blunt (Canton).
27th February, 1939.
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By wireless 27th February, 1939.
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5.40 p.m. 27th February, 1939.
No. 18. (R).
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23 February 27th.
Addressed to Governor Hongkong February 27th.
Your telegram No. 22.
Major General Tanaka will be empowered to discuss
compensation during his proposed courtesy visit which you approved on February 21st.
He proposes to arrive on March 1st to pay calls as already arranged in principle and to remain at Hongkong until discussions
are completed.
Repeated to Foreign Office, Embassy Offices Shanghai
telegram 35, Tokyo No. 13, Hongkong please pass to Commander-in- Chief as my telegram 38 and General Officer Commanding Hongkong
as my telegram 3.