CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 168

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21 January, 104.

I have the honour to naknowledge the receipt

of your secret despatch No.2 of the 28th November.1989,

concerning the navigation of the Pearl River, sad to inform

you that I concur in your view that it is not

pronent to make any forael proteut to

sirablo

Japanese aut`ori-

ties regarding contraventions of the agreement on that

subject.

Nad the conditions reported in your despatch

continued, there woa reswon to four that concinoyo

vestedinterest might becreated, which it might be difficult

to dislodge: on the other hand the rates charged by those

engaged in trado nprosr to ve been exorbitant when

compared with those ordinarily chargeda and it might well ne

that, once trade between long tong and Canton by the present

ahaanela reached considerable proportiona, ther would n

avy pronure in favour of the

aethods of transport。

restoration of less burdensome

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the mount1to.

*penere Government have

recently indicated that they contemplate the removal of some

of the restrictions on the navigation of the Pearl River, and

it may be preruruble to allow than to proceed in this mat

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