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N. 5452/36.
sir,
30th Noveaber
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Endl. in
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to refer to your letter No.F.5794/7/10 of the
7th November to the Board of Trade regarding the export of
arms to China and to acquaint you, for the information of
the Feoretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that so far as
they are concerned, Their Lordships are prepared, in view
of the fresh representations on the subject by the United
Atates Government, to agree that a further approach should
be made, through that Government, to the Governments not at
preset enforcing or inadequately enforcing the huchao
system of the Central Chinese Government, with a view to
securing its full acceptance by all the arms-producing
countrie
2. If, however, as seems probable, this attempt to
secure universal conformity with the system fails, Their
Lordships consider that there can no longer be any reason
for delaying the action proposed by the Board of Trade in
NO IS their letter No. C.R.7.1152/36 of the 5th May last.
3. Copies of this letter are being sent to the Board
of Trade, War Office, Air Ministry and Colonial Office.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Under Secretary of state,
Foreign Office,
8. V. 1.
DAW/
(Sd.) S. F. MILLIPS