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Owing to disturbances in the Betherlands Zast Indies and the motivity of british Indian revolution-
krien, stops have been taken by both the Governmen k
concerned to restrict the area traffic in the Far
East.
The Government of the Betherlaīda fast
Indies have prohibited as from the let of January,
1917, the import into that territory or all firearmną
gumporder, and ammunition exempt for their own use, and in special cases allowed by the Governor General,
and His Majesty'a Covernment have recently decided
that,in future, applications for licences for the
export of arms and amunition (including supplies
far sporting purposes) from the United King;don to
neutral destinations in the Far East will only
receive consideration if they are redderendeɑ by the
locul British Consular Officer. This decision will
not, however, be publisnou, and a redom, ezastion by.
a Consul #ill not necessarily be socepted as A
sufficient ground for granting an application.
Excellency
As the United States Government are taking stopę
to suppress the activity of Indian revolutionaries
in
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