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The Swiss Minister presents his compliments to His Excellency the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and, by order of his Government, has the honour to inform
HIM that for some time the Swise firm of Liebermann and
Walohli, of Zurich, have received no communications from
their customers in Japan, a fact which leads them to be-
lieve that they have been put on the Black List by the
British Authorities.
On October 9th 1915, Monsieur Carlin has already h
had the honour to approach Sir Edward Grey with respect to
Mesars Liebermann, and according to information received
from that concern,
HIS MAJESTY'S Commercial Attache at
Berne has then received instructions to cause an enquiry
into the dealings of the firm. On receipt of the report
of the British Official in charge of that enquiry, Kr.
Parker, the British Authorities appear to have removed
Mesere Liebermann from the Black List.
D
As, however, new difficulties, as mentioned above,
now arise as to the correspondence of Messrs Liebermann
with their customers, Monsieur Carlin would feel obliged
if Sir Edward Grey would be so kind as to let him know
whether these difficulties are merely the result of
delays in the telegraphio service or whether restrictions
have again been decreed against Messrs Liebermann.
SWISS LEGATION,
May 23rd.1916.