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intrigues as are foreshadowed in ninth paragraph of your telegram No.529 of December 17th. In that case I authorise you to publish text if you think it necessary and reserve my freedom to do the same if I judge it necessary from what transpires here. Give me notice if possible. I shall telegraph if I decide to publish.
I attach great importance for the sake of the
customs administrative to the early grant of the Washington surtaxes which can perfectly well be treated independently of the larger issues raised in our manoran- dun and which has, in fact, been the specific object of
our policy, certainly since May last. You should con- tinue to press this proposal on your colleagues as an Ammediate measure. Their response will be one of the factors which I shall take into account in deciding how long I can defer general publication.
Hankow.
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