No. 70 (6/60/1933)
Copies to:- Sub-Legation, Tientsin,
F.O.
sir,
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BRITISH LEGATION PEKING.
End. March 1988.
3.0. desnutah No. 1046, 23.12.1939
Fron ir E. Waze November 9, 1937
To ir 2. mase
From Sir f. Maze December 20, 1939
20 Bir A, lore Veroh nd.
1923.
I transmit to you herewith a copy of a
despatch from the Foreign Office on the subject of
smuggling on board British ships entering Chinese
porta with special reference to the Chirene Juntome
Regulations issued in 1931. You will note that the
Seoratory of 3tate desires to be informed of the ex-
tent to which the grievances of the shipping comTM anies
have been aggravated during the past year or two, and
enquires whether T aonster that the administration
of the regulations is now sufficiently unreasonable
as to warrant a reversal of the malier of sequiescence
molicy
which we have hitherto adopted towards them.
5.
I
resume that the compleints of the
Shipping Company age inst these Chinese regulations are
in the main confined to the question of penalting
for amuggling and more particularly to the infliction
of fines on British ships by the Customs without re-
ference to the British authorities; and that con-
sequently any reversal of our policy of sequiescence
would mean contesting this practice which has been in
operation for many years but which has now been forced
into the foreground by the increase of smuggling
Sir John F. Brenan, 7.0.4.0.,
His Wjesty's Consul-General,
STRANICIYA T.
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