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it clear to Hr. Eita that thia desand involved an important
pria i le md o жuld not be acce...
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be vue unwilling to
my refusal without eonfirm tian from Your Zxcellency.
‹lesires this confirmation in
to strengthen
$$er with the military and naval
if my objections were dou: imamei,
in the hopes of finding moʻ
enreely had he left me when
ossibly
his band in dinaunning the
authorities na ho maid that,
he would "ex lore every avenue
aconptable e rrangement.
heard that these gunrảm had already stationed themselves on
board the whượ, no I at one addrenaed to him the enclosed
protest (enclosure ho. 8).
Venara. Butterfield a Gwire's reactions to the
:
Ituation are reported in the enclosed letter (esolosure 30.4).
I have had to take strong exception to the fourth paragraph
of this letter; in nomel eireumtanees I might have
#fused
to accept it, and should certainly have taken this course in
younger and wilder days, but the = riter had already Wi
for fɛngkong when the letter renched me and there was only
junior assistant in charge; moreover, tie mtter in one lavol-
ving British interests in general and amnot therefore be
allowed to be inte:
rd with by the rudenean of one firm.
To set the situation that has arisen,
6.
Butterfield
re have decided
(30 07.
butain from carrying
conferences.
cargo, including stores for
I was not consulted
garding thin decision, nor wes it suggested in the Honkong
*ince I ma mai nt si ning that the Blunt- MABAXİ
agree ent is still in foree, and thim reolučem the oarriage
of cargo, the fire's decision is this respect im atriotly
logionl; on the same grounts their decision mot to aurry
veen stores is illogical, am this traffic in authorised by
the agreement. It also
to me that this la
decision is a tactical error; so long as no
cores are ourried,
the question of their lighterage in nondere only and the