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Honolulu Jan 14/87.
His Excellency R.W. Irwin
Min. Rep. of Hawaii to the Court of Japan
Sir,
I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your communication, in you have reference to the political condition in Japan and its relation with foreign countries. I am glad to know that the Japanese autho-rities are alive to the best policy of opening their country to - foreign intercourse which have been one of the principal reason of foreign nations granting them {STOP}