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I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknow-

2+ ledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant

in regard to the request of the Government of Hongkong

that representations may be made to the Japanese Gov-

ernment with regard to the customs duties proposed to

be levied on sugar imported into Japan.

Sir E. Grey is of opinion that, except possibly

at some later stage of the present Treaty negotiations,

a request for a reduction of this duty could not with

advantage he submitted to the Japanese Government and

he would therefore suggest that the Government of

Hongkong should be informed that His Majesty's Govern-

ment do not consider that representations on the

point raised by them would be attended with any use-

ful result.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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