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had stated that, as
for
as
I knew, he was
in Japan in a private capacity; and had
Flag or receive Salutes
no right to hoist a Flag
out
f
the precincts of his Government;
and I felt sure his doing so was unintention. -al. a copy of this note is forwarded
herewith.
4. In his reply, Mr Hennessy informed
me that the flying of the Blue Ensign
what
was an accident and some w
unintelligibly affirmed that this "had
" nothing to say to the Salutes :
5.
Had Mr Hennessy risited the Foreign
Men War with no
of
Flag flying, and
had then been saluted by them with
any
number of guns, it would clearly have been no business of mine ;
mine; but to
Every Naval mind the fact of
his
flying
his
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