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and reserve all the rights of His Majesty's Government and of
British interests in this respect.
3.
I fully share your wish to are a resum tion of normal
traffic between unton and Honzkong at the onrliont possible
date, ani shall be glad to enter into discussions for a modi-
fication of existing agreements with a view to bringing this
about. i have already, in my semi-official letter of March
End last, a tated what I consider to be the essentials in this
respect, and i trust that it may be found ossible at an early
date to take effective steps in this direction.
greement i
It will of course
be understood, as stated in „mragraph 2 of the agreement init-
illed by Henare. Okazaki and Munt on July 4th lat, that any
such
without prejudice to any legal or reaty
position involved, and in particular without prejudice to any
rights claimed by British merahant vessels in respeat o? free
navigation of the earl ŝiver under Treatise with hi ram .
I have the honour to be,
31r and dear Colleague,
Your obedient servant,
(ngr.) . Stark Toller
QURUL-O BERAL.