Was
•Enclosed in the letter from (25536)
this Dept of the 5th June stand
for Mitsui Bussan Kaisha whose
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London representatives
Misora
Curt
Mitani & Co Ltd, 31, 32+33 Line St,&C.
3. I am to state that, as regards the second fara. of your letter of the 22nd June, the Gout of Hongkong has general authority
to allow the transhipment to foreng n countries in Asia of any prohibited goods arriving from foreign countries,
satisfied that the
he is
if he
that the goods are
local consumption, and that,
for
the particular
case of lead,
of lead, he has
authority to allow exportation to Japan, subject to guaranteeo againat re-exportation to neutral countries in Europe. In the case of Australian bead the Good of
Hongkong has been definitely informed
that
TC-
exportation to
(25536)
foreign countrees should not be firmitted, and, as
in the letter from this Dept of
ممجيد مه
indicated
the 5th June, Mr. B. L. is
the for
1
btained
is prepared
to give similar instructions as
head from any
regards
British
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source, but the
hot/
hopes that it will be thought
necessary
to take this action
obturat
as regards lead from foreign
مه
Sources,
in this connection
4. I am to point out that
the export trade of Hongkong
with Japan is largely distributing and transhipment trade in foreign products,
that and fexcessive restrictions on such exports are
likely to
roult merely in goods being
shipped direct and trade
diverted from the Colony without any corresponding
PT.O.