I have even the letter of Hessre, Nutterfis)
re at
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Shanghai to Your Excellency of ay Srd, with which I sub-
stantially agree. As far as i have observed, theye has
been no hoɑzile Japanese remation so far to British o position
to the new arrangements and my predeogamop's and my insisteneG
that the Blunt-okasaki Agreement is still in effeot. Under
that <greement, in the last two tipe of the "Patahan" stores
for the foreign coeminity of Chaton have been carried and
haadled without imposing any restrictions about handiang,
This is antisfactory. Ansuring that the Japanese been10@
unpleasant about further mailings of the "Fatahan" or her
carriege of neenesɛry stores, rozumbly the maall foreiga
nest unity could get euɔplies by aɛamŋer via Maeno, whence
export and import enrgo is dealt with freely under the new
At the worst, this community nould reluctantly
arrangemento.
with the Jaṇanese na
Kore than onde
*fight it out
with Chinese boycotts in the past. Our difficulties should
not be a detraining factor; but wider British intereste, an
the other hand, I think that can reach a local arÝRUMINOAS
without friction on the lines of my exploratory proposals
(Enclosure 2). Am I authorized to do mot
outweigh the objɛatione?
Do the advantagem
have the honour to request instructiona by tele-
gram in order to allow me to reach ag eerent, if possible,
by June 6th, and menmwhile should be grateful for any
cosmeats by others nonearned
the Comander-in-Chief).
e.g. the Hongkong Gove Prwannt,
I have
honour
ir,
Your unelleney's most obedient, humble servant,
(sgd.) A. P. BLUNT.
CONTUL-OZMERAL
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