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an industry, it may reasonably be maintained that
uncher, Carlisle 6 of the Treaty
at/to
the Japanese have no treaty right/to insist upon
permission to carry out such salvage operations
That
in British waters, since (Article 6 of the Treaty
in question entitles Japanese subjects who come
with their ships to Hong Kong to national treatment
only
in respect of "commerce and navigation. Nor does
Article 23 of the Treaty, which merely defines
the rights of Japanese nationals in respect of
goods salvaged from wrecks and to the wreck
itself, confer any rights on Japanese nationals
in the matter of salvaging operations.
Under
Article 24 of the Treaty, however, Japanese
nationals in ships are entitled to most-favoured-
nation rights in all that concerns commerce,
navigation and industry.
3.
There would thus app
bo some
doubt
to whether the terms of the Treaty actually
cover solveco
It was in order to avoid any
alvage, and It
dispute on the point of most-favoured-nation
treatment that I suggested in my telegram No.135
that the prohibition on salvaging the vessel should
be