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Canton 17th april, 1940
(please see
Encl. No. 2 in Canton
Dear Sir Frederick,
1.
Reme ns of fear) Biver
Restrictions on Iuvorta. Ex outs. eto.
article 3 of the a pendix to the memorandum a pended
to my 103 No. 82 of 19th April 1940 renda as follo s:
"The goods, mich are or will be prohibited or restricted by the Chinese Authorities or Jap- anese Porces, shall not, si hout the permi t lagued by the Authorities concerned, be loaded on or unlonded from such veanelu”.
have now received, in a despatch (No. 80) from
the puppet "Buperintendent of Customs" full details of the
restrictions shich the "Chinese Authorities or Japanese
intend to place on trade. From this despatch ( copy of which,
with translation, is a pended) you will observe that our pre-
of 18/4/1940) sent "it of Contraband,
21 t of Contraband, rohibited and Restricted Articles"
Deap. No. 26
18, z enerally, to continue in force.
You will further observe, however, thrt practically
all the principal artioles of Canton'ı
trude are to be
tricted" an that, before a plying to the Custora, merchants
1
must secure permits from the "Hupe "intendent".
(Before perrni ta
The
are issued, a plications will undoubtedly be scrutinized by
Japanese officials in the "8 perintendent's Office).
"Superintendent) #r. Y.". Lam, informed me verbally that he
would make a charge of N.C..3.00 per application.
Mr. lam sent me a d'aft or a Joint Notifiention
publishing the list of restricted articles and requested me to
affix my seal. On the grounds (1) that ould not properly
seal a ocument containing reference to the wangtung Provincia)
Political Council, and (4) that i did not wish foreign Consular Authorities which my possibly protest the restrictions to
anaume th ́t I had concurred in the new regulations, I declined
to seal the Notification. (for the information of the public,
Bir Frederick Baz0, K.B.E.,
Etc., etc. eta.
BILA:OHAI