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conditions described. You should add that
His Majesty's Government would be grateful if the
French,
Italian,
Japanese,
Spanish,
Polish,
Norwegian,
Swedish,
Danish, Czechoslovak
Government could see their way to supplying
to you, for communication direct to the Governor
of Hong Kong, copies of all licences which are
issued for the export of arms, either to Hong
Zong or via Hong Zong to China;
the adoption
of such procedure should not only facilitate
the working of the system, but should minimise
the inconvenience which may be caused to
exporters.
3.
In the case of exports of arms from
those countries which have not adopted the
export licence system in particular Belgium
and Switzerland - the Governor of Hong Kong is
being instructed to require production of a
contract made between the exporter outside
Hong Kong, and the importer in China, before
affording "in transit" facilities.
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