CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 85

KNOLOMUAR No. 7 in CANTON

PATCH No. 108 of 29/4/1940 to B.2. SHAMOHAT

British Consula te-General

CANTON

25th April, 1940.

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air and dear Colleague,

In continuation of my letter of April 15th last,

I have the honour, after consultation with the Government or

Hongkong, to reiteraƐe that, as the Pearl River has not yet

bre: restored to normal navigation, the agreement initialled

by Hessrs. Okazaki and Blunt on July 4th last, as aubsequently

moxlified by agreements initialled by ourselves on December 1st

This agreement and 19th at reapeatively, is still in force.

in bilateral, and therefore ca not be modified except by agree-

ment between the two parties. The proposals embodied in the

11 th femoranda á A pendix which you handed to ine on a

last constitute a unilateral sodifimtion of a bilateral agree-

ment, and as much hey are unacceptable.

accordingly continue to operate under the existing agree:ata

and will not carry durgo.

2.

British shi ping wil1

Although the note covering the exorandum & Appendix

staten that the Ja anese Forces is anton are prepared topermit

general tra∙le, the estrictions and conditions contained in

these documents, together with the list of restricted goods,

make it clear that, unles the guise of affording a greater

degree of freedom to trade, these mensuren are calouls ted to

place British trade ani shi ping still more under the control

of the Japanese military and naval autho>ities.

all these restrictions and conditions and against/ the two latest, which were even not included in the

I must protest

Memorandum and A pendix, namely, the demand for the stationing

of uraed gua de on British provert. and the demand that lighter.

age should be in the hands of a mono olistic association and

that British intereata should be denied the right to use their

own craft for this purpose. I must also protest against the

unreasonably short notice given of this requirement and the in-

I unt make it clear tha: conveni~nce that was the œby caused.

these req irements and restrictions are totally unacceptable

Ragao Xita, Nequire,

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Gons 11-General, Cant on