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REG 4 MAY 16
The Swiss Minister presents his compliments
to His Excellency the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Trade Department) and, by order of his Government, has the honour to bring to HIS knowledge the following matter:
The Swiss concern, Messrs. Sulzer, Frères S.A.,
of Winterthur, have a branch establishment at Kobe, Japan. For some time past, the communications between the Head firm and the said branch seem to have been interrupted, as the cables exchanged between the two establishments have not reached their destination. From the middle of February last untill the middle of the present month three cables from Messrs. Sulzer, of Winterthur, to Messrs. Sulzer,
of Robe, and seven cables from the latter to Winterthur have not been forwarded by the Cable Service.
on enquiries at the British Embassy in Japan, the firm have received the assurance that there is no
suspicion on the part of the British Authorities as regards
the Branch at Kobe; on the other hand, Messrs. Sulzer
of Winterthur are unable to find any reason for such
measure in the way how business is done by their firm in a
general way, as they have for obvious reasons never
failed to strictly observe the prescriptions issued by the
Powers of the Quadruple-Entente with respect to "Trading
with the Enemy".
Monsieur Carlin would therefore be greatly
obliged, if Sir Edward Grey would kindly recommend this
matter to the attention of the proper Department with a view
of removing the restrictions which might have been imposed on
the firm in question.
WICS LEGATION,
April 22nd
1916
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