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At 28 the Governor sent us copies of an exchange
of telegrams between Mr. Blunt and himself on the
subject of Japanese protests at their Government
chartered vessels being treated as ordinary merchant-
men. Mr. Blunt's line of argument was that, having
made so many concessions already, it would be unwise
to risk spoiling everything by not conceding to the
But the Japanese request for special treatment.
Governor at that stage adopted the view that the
original arrangement as contemplated by Hong Kong,
was that these Japanese vessels were to fly the
merchant ensign and a transport pennant but to
conform to merchant vessel Clearance Regulations
(see 4); and that Hong Kong were therefore not
prepared to accord to the Japanese treatment not
enjoyed even by vessels of British nationality.
Since then however, there have been a number of
important developments: and the full story is now
given in Mr. Blunts despatch at 36. Mr. Blunt replied
to the Governor's telegram, giving it as his opinion
that