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the Governor's power to issue licences is applicable to
transactions forbidden by the new Proclamation.
8.
Sir J. Jordan will be instructed to communicate to
the Governor of Hong Kong any instructions received by
him which may affect the Colony.
9.
(a) is not a serious danger. As to carriage, see
(2) above. As to finance and insurance, the only
allied state whose subjects will be at liberty to em-
bark on such transactions is Japan. (b) and (c) will
be dealt with by the steps concerted at the conference
held at the Colonial Office on July 30th.