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I have even the letter of Hessre, Nutterfis)

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Shanghai to Your Excellency of ay Srd, with which I sub-

stantially agree. As far as i have observed, theye has

been no hoɑzile Japanese remation so far to British o position

to the new arrangements and my predeogamop's and my insisteneG

that the Blunt-okasaki Agreement is still in effeot. Under

that <greement, in the last two tipe of the "Patahan" stores

for the foreign coeminity of Chaton have been carried and

haadled without imposing any restrictions about handiang,

This is antisfactory. Ansuring that the Japanese been10@

unpleasant about further mailings of the "Fatahan" or her

carriege of neenesɛry stores, rozumbly the maall foreiga

nest unity could get euɔplies by aɛamŋer via Maeno, whence

export and import enrgo is dealt with freely under the new

At the worst, this community nould reluctantly

arrangemento.

with the Jaṇanese na

Kore than onde

*fight it out

with Chinese boycotts in the past. Our difficulties should

not be a detraining factor; but wider British intereste, an

the other hand, I think that can reach a local arÝRUMINOAS

without friction on the lines of my exploratory proposals

(Enclosure 2). Am I authorized to do mot

outweigh the objɛatione?

Do the advantagem

have the honour to request instructiona by tele-

gram in order to allow me to reach ag eerent, if possible,

by June 6th, and menmwhile should be grateful for any

cosmeats by others nonearned

the Comander-in-Chief).

e.g. the Hongkong Gove Prwannt,

I have

honour

ir,

Your unelleney's most obedient, humble servant,

(sgd.) A. P. BLUNT.

CONTUL-OZMERAL

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