CLOSURE No.2 in CANTON DESPATCH No.72 to H.M.A. SHANGHAI of 4/4/39.
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Japanese Consulate General,
CANTON.
March 20th, 1939.
Sir and dear Colleague,
In confirmation of my conversation with you yesterday,
concerning the call of the Japanese Government Chartered
Vessel to the port of Hong Kong, I beg to request you to
be good enough to consult with the Hong Kong Authorities
that a part of paragraph 3 of the Memorandum be amended to
read:-
"if the desired visits on the part of the Japanese
Government Chartered Vessels exceed four in each
direction per four weeks, or if the desired visits
on the part of such British vessels exceed two in
each direction per four weeks."
Pending the agreement to the above proposal, I should
like to ask you to be good enough to ascertain whether there
is any objection on the part of the Hong Kong Authorities
to the calls of the 3.3. Suzan Maru and the 3.3. Canton
Maru at Hong Kong on about March 24th, and March 29th,
respectively, as an exceptional case. If the British
Authorities agree to such calls, the exact date of arrival
of each vessel at Hong Kong will be notified to you as soon
as possible.
A.P. BLUNT, Esquire,
H.B.M. Consul General,
CANTON.
I have the honour, etc.,
(signed) K.Okazaki.
CONSUL-GENERAL.