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CO:

Yo. 11.

(A 3 copies);

Copies to :-

Tokyo in

2.1. 8. Peking in

gir

P. I. Tsingtao,

5,

Harbin,

Dairen.

His xcellency,

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H. B. M. Consulate-General,

MUKDEN,

January 16th, 1939.

I have the honour to report that the Japanese

Consulte-General in ukden was officially closed rester-

day. The Consul-General, r. Denjiro Kato, has been

transferred to Tsingtao for which post he leaves in a

few days. Some members of the staff will remain to

clear up outstanding business.

3.

By fr. ato's departure I have succeeded to

the position of "oyen of the Consular

3.

orps.

All Japanese Consulates south of Hsinking are

also to be closed within the next few weeks. At the

ceremony of closing yesterday, which was staged in a formal and impressive momer, the reasons given were (1)

the intimate relations between Japan and (anchoukuo (3)

the establishment of law and order (3) the abolition of

exterritoriality.

4.

With Japanese occupying key positions in all

government offices occasions on which Japanese need the

assistance of a Consul must be rare and it has been an

open secret for the past year that the local Japanese

Consulate-General served no useful purpose and its clos-

ing does not come as an surprise.

5.

Mr. Kato's official relations with the other

foreign Consuls have been very friendly. He has had

experience /

Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, K.C.N.G.,

etc.,

etc.,

British mbassy,

SHANGHAI.

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etc.,

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