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caused the telegram of which a copy is enclosed to be sent to Mr. Dering informing him of the provisional arrangement outlined in your letter No. 50994/1915
of the 15th instant.
J With regard to the Dutch East Indies Black list.
to which reference is made in the seventh paragraph
of the Colonial Office letter of the 6th instant, I
am to inform you that this proposal is at present in
abeyance pending a decision as to the proposed general
extension of the prohibitions against trading with
the enemy, which would, if put into force, supersede
the local arrangements contemplated.
5 With respect to the proposal in the eighth
and ninth paragraphs of this letter. I am to suggest
that a distinction should be drawn between goods on
allied and neutral vessels passing through the waters
of the Colony without entering one of the ports, and
those on vessels which enter the ports but propose to
continue their voyage without unloading the goods in
question. Sir E. Grey is prepared to cancur that
goods on vessels in the first class should be allowed
to pass without interference.
6 With regard to those in the second class however,
Sir E. Grey considers that it would be desirable to
remove and place in the Prize Court goods consigned
to or from enemy firms on the Black list both for
China
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