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To:
R CODE & CYPHER
206
Consul-General, Canton
Governor, Hong Kong (34)
Rept'd
to:
Commander-in-Chief (25)
Dated:
7th February, 1939
Rec'd: 8th February, 1939.
Commander-in-Chief please pass to S.N.O.W.R.
as my telegram 13.
Japanese Consul-General informed me on Saturday
that certain difficulties had arisen in connection with visit of
Suzau Maru to Hong Kong which Japanese consular authorities had
accepted under protest. I suggested matter s hould stand over
until he received ull details.
2.
Japanese Consul-General called this moming. It
appears that Colonial Secretary informed Japanese Consul-General
that Japanese Government chartered vessels must be treated as
ordinary merchant vessels. In practice the results had been :
(I) Quarantine. A very strict inspection had been carried
out which had given rise to complaints.
(2)
Manifest was demanded although captain declared that
everything on board was through cargo.
(3)
Entry and clearance
(4)
Passenger list
(5)
Store list and
(6)
light dues were demanded.
3.
Japanese authorities have not objected to (3) above
nor as regards (6) to (2 groups) light dues but also other normal
charges. As regarda other points they feel following procedure
should be sufficient :
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