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2./HARADA SAID THAT IN RECO SIDERING THEIR POSITION ON HONG KONG THE

JAPANESE IN ADD TION TO THE 5 PRACTICAL PROBLEMS FACED

LEGAL DIFFICULTIES. HE TOOK THE LINE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE

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TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOL DING HONG KONG THEY WERE MOT SETTING

‚ PRECEDENT WHICH WOULD FOR IE THEN TO INCLUDE QUOTE OTHER

COLONIES AND TERITO E LUDING THE AMERICAN UNQUOTE.

WAKER 1:LD SUGGESTED THAT I. 3 PROBLER MIGHT DE MORE APPARENT

ILLD

BE

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THAN REAL. HARADA WAS UNCL

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TO ELABORATE ON WHICH TERRITORIES

OR COLONIES HE HAD 1. MI

BE PROVIDED AS QUICK! Y 13 P. BSIBLE WITH THE DETAILS WHICH

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD

ARE BEING GIVEN TO MDO A LONDON, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS THE MANAGEMENT C. HONG K; RESERVES AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH!

BRITAIN WOULD OR COULD AT HONG KONG OVER BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

DIFFICULTIES.

3. HARADA SUGGESTED AT ONE STAGE THAT THE HONG KONG PROBLEM

HAD SOME LINK WITH THAT V ¡ 30 TO DEAL WITH CHINA IN THIS

CONTEXT. HIS ARGUMENT WAS ON ICURE BUT THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE

ALIKE IN FORCING THE JAP. 30 TO MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR FORHER

STATEMENTS ABOUT QUAL FI

S NEEDED TO BECOME A BENEFICARY

UNDER THE JAPANESE CF VER. MA NUA COMMENTED THAT SUCH QUALIFICATIONS

QUOTE COULD NOT EWWO

FINITE UNQUOTE,

FCO PASS ROUTINE TO /L..

SIR J.PITCHER

REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRAJE DI IN MOS

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T.P.D.

COPIES TO:

MR. 0.H.KEMMIS CRE) D.T.I

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