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Government's regulations.

The Polish Government stated

that they were prepared to adopt the same attitude as His

Majesty's Government provided that the other arms producing

countries act similarly, mud that ng all folish arms

factories are state-owned, they would be in a position

effectively to implement their undertaking. Since no

appreciable exports of arms from Poland to China took place in the year 1933, His Knjosty's Government are disposed to

accept this reply an antiafactory. The Japanese Dovernment

require a "luchao" issued by the Chinese Central Government

before permitting the export of arms to Chine, but refuse

to require the Chinese Minister's counter signature.

Swiss Government stated that there were no regulations in

Switzerland controlling the manufacture and trade in arms

and that the authorities had only been able to inform certeii

The Belgian private firms of the Chinese regulations.

The

Government stated that they would only consider the

imposition of a measure of control when they had received assurancen from all countries concerned that identical

measures had been taken and effectively applied.

30 These replies, when received, were carefully considered by His Majesty's government, who decided that a further approach should be made to the Belgian and the Swiss Governments ith a view to securing practical uniformity of procedure mong all the Governments concerned. His Majesty's Peprcaentativos in Brussels and in Berne have accordingly been instructed to address further notes to the Governments to which they are accredited.

46 I should be glad if Your Excellency would inform

the United States Government of the tenor of the replies

which

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