CO129-582-6 Salvage operations on the wreck of the Japanese S.S. JIN KAI MARU 22-5-1939 - 27-10-1939 — Page 12

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18 you

Ref. 14

conf. (2.)

12 22.8.57.

States it was the view of the Exc. Co., that in the

absence of any further approach by the for salvage coy.

it would be inadvisable to introduce

legislation.

Since the Japanere Conrail - General has not

pursued the matter any further

:thes since the HK.

оти

Gost5

the

refusal

was communicated to hein,

Governor proposes to let the matter drop. He

does not propose to pursue any further the supportia's

Jour

made in para. 3 of our despatch at (14), on the

too obvious move in

pound

that it might be a

present circumstances.

This being s

༡ we need not

& puss the suppstar,

but should simply distribute copies of (18) as

in, & with refrende to, (15) - (??).

A.N. Galsworthy 11/2

I do not follow the argument in

If in the absence of a further

hara. 2.

approach from the Japanese the introduc- tion of Legislation would draw attention to its real object, how much

mare Lo

would its introduction after the application

had been renewed?

I should have understood the Gar's

Cattitude

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