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despite increase of total strength of British

personnel in Municipal Police force from seven

to seventeen Tokyo telegram No. 113 of 9th

December and Tientsin telegram No. 492 of 14th

December). His Majesty's mba sador in Tokyo

has further been authorised to communicate to

the Japanese on a provisional end informal basis

the text of a memorandum giving effect to the

withdrawal of the Tientsin blockade and the

suppression of anti-British activities Tokyo

telegram No. 1618 of 17th Deener and telegram

to Tokyo No. 8ẻ of Bath Descuber

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