NO. 808.
(F 5538/60/10)
Sir,
PORSIUM OFFICE,
1.
2nd fentember, 1935.
181
I desire to refer to Sir Ronald Lindsay's despatch
No. 844 of the 23rd July last regarding the export of arms
to China via Hong Kong,
Arrangements have now been made
for the new procedure to be applied in respect of all
consignments of arms Brinned from the exporting countries
on or after 1st October next and I shall be glad if you will
inform the United States Government accordingly. You may add,
if you consider it desirable, that in the case of shipments
From those countries which have not adopted a licensing syste
consignments will only be granted "in transit" facilities on
nroduction of a contract made between some nerson or persons
in China and some verso l'or persons in the exnorting country,
2. His Majesty'n Government have also considered the
Imited :tates Governmen da request to be kept informed of
ahirments of arms from Belgium and Switzerland and they are
prepared to communicate informally to the United States
Embassy in London the fgures supplied bi-annually by the Government of Hong Kong in respect of Belgium, Switzerland and
the United States and those for all gountries combined.
The United States (overnment also raised in the note
enclosed in Sir Ronald Lindsay's despatch under reference the
question of the export of arms from Hong Kong to Macao. His Majesty's Government would observe in this connexion that
exports of arms from Hong Kong to Macao would, equally with
F.5°^.0. Osborne, Esq., V.M.C.,
etc..
etc.
Washington.
etc.,
shipments