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Jance that we should merch, ask for the
the FO. and the A.M, as at A above.
Views of
7/2/38
11. Drican.
Ask for view - fort moore To see reply when received.
4.2.
* Mr. Gent has spoken to me.
on
In actual wordny is: - Quantial power is not bound to prevent Are export or transit, bebelf of either belligerent, of aran .... fleet.
Hor
But I quite apre the persilicans of central lowers is different from
theat of Central Cerors.
Cast
19/L.
I attach drafts as directed.
the statement m
With regard to Mr. Howard's minute of 2/2
that the supply of war material by a neutral power
to a belligerent is prohibited by Article VI of the
Hague Convention respecting the rights and duties
of neutral powers in maritime warfare, I would
venture to point out that this prohibition applies
delwers by ag Power.
*
ed to the neutralment and not to subjects
of the neutral power. Article VII of the Convention
referred to states that a neutral power is not
required to prevent the export or transit of arms
and ammunitions, or in general anything which may
be useful to an army or a fleet, to either of the
belligerents. It would not appear, therefore, that
it is in any way the duty of a neutral power to
refuse facilities for the assembly of passenger
(i.e., civil) aircraft for delivery to a belligerent, and it would appear that the assembly of the cwil
aircraft in question would be perfectly consistent
with
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