benefited greatly at the exmense of twir
competitors by the refusal of the JangnesU
Government to require the Chinese Ministerb
counter-signature.
4. 1. Cambon remarkeû that, with the
exception of Japan, all replies which had
been returned to the French Government's
enquiry seemed to have been entisfactory.
His Majesty's lovernment, on the other hand.
received two renlies which they felt unable
to qualify in this manner. The wide
Government stated that there wore no
regulations in Switzerland controlling the
manufacture of and trade in armaments, and
that they had only boca able to inform certain
private armament firms of the Chinese
Government's regulations.
The Belgian
Government stated that they would only
consider the imposition of a messure of
control when they had received assurances
from all countries concerned in the production
and
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