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CHINA

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302 28 FEB 1939

1939

RegistryF 1921/1921/10

FROM Acting Consul- General Graves(Harbin

No.

63

Confidential

Dated 9th Dec: 1938.

Received

28th Feb:

in Registry S 1939.

F: China,

Polish-Manchukuo negotiations.

Transmits copy of despatch to Shanghai No. 86 of 8th December (Copy Tokyo) in which is transmitted texts of notes exchanged between the Polish and Manchukuo Ambassadors at Tokyo regarding the establishment of Consulates and other r

eña- Malters pertaining to their countries' interests. Simultaneous- ly the Premier of Manchukuo issued a statement in whic He proceeded to a dissertation on the attitude of his Government to recognising and non-recognising powers. Encloses summarised translation of this, too gether with comments on the significance of the declaration.

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(Minutes.)

The Poles seem to have hedged

recognition

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a full recognitim may be expected to increase the difficulties of the non-recognising That is particularly, unfortunate for the Comentar officers who represent us

there and there is really very likte bial-we can Expect them to accomplish,

No 142 Werns Nevertheless they do continue to sujoy at- bead-personal recognition and a status which

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