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

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to any rights claimed by British merchant vessels in respect

of their navigation of the Pearl River unter "reaties in china".

aus diimoummi one with somer**

Dinsdale and

ood, the local representatives respectively of

Butterfield à Swire and of the Hongkong, Canton,

1000

CARPE.

boet 00., and further lengthy discussion with the Japanese

ne

Consul-General regarding the arcessary dilitary and naval pro- requisites to agreement (see ry predecessor's despatciems Hot 68 of april 15th (and enclosure) and 108 of april 10th (enalomure

1), attempted to embody these „re-requisites in the enclosed

supplementary memorandum and ment a copy personally to the

Officer Administering the Gove ment, Hongkong, on Day 22nd,

telling him that while I intended to communiente verbally the

contents of the morandum to

vd thout further delay

I would not give him anything in writing before kay 95th, in

Government

order to hold up action if desired by the Hongkong or b

Di nadale's principale.

ressive a reply until

the closing worde of sticle

wing to son tal delays did not

ay 7th. This reply took exception to

rticle 5 of the memorandus as dangerous

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in principle, and sugṣosted that the "poetsɑript" might be

Otherwins the draft net approval, and I was asked

quitted.

to telegraph the date of the signing of

tur, sinee

the Hongkong ÖŊvernment, who had imposed a

erænt, who had imposed a → ohibition against

the importɛtion of onrụo from Canton by steaɛwer or motor

vussel until further orders on liny 18th, (in order to prevent

carriage of cargo by the Japanese vessels concered in the

Agreement of July 4th), would requíve notice in order to remove

the prohibition when required. I have replied today that there

is no question of any immediate aigasture since my proposals

are merely exploratom. Beanwhile, on the afternoon af ay

28th, I handed my exploratory proposals to ir. fit, who

suggested certain amenactment ma

the rgin of Enolosure

se amendments are shown in

The addition in elaune # (b) ii