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there would be no objection.
3.
Clause 2 (b)(ii) after long discussion it was provis-
ionally agreed to amend the wording as follows:- First sentence
to read as now, then continue: "Notwithstanding, in case of urgeni
military necessity the prosedure laid down in the last sentence
of article 5 (a) of the original agreement may be applied.“
Moreover, no objection will be raised to the presence of such
police protection as may be requested by the Customs at the time
of arrival and departure of vessels and while Customs officers
are on duty.
5.
(M.B.) As has been explained, various Japanese officials function in practice under the Blunt-Ckaanki agreement upon each arrival and departure of the British passenger ship; in practice we have no power to stop them; in practice it is certain that pending the return of normal conditions they will continue to function. There seera8, therefore, I suggest, no harm that in case of urgent mili- tary necessity - for example as defined by the consular authorities, agceipt of information as to some suspect individual or cargo - they my insist on verifying passen- gers'baggage and cargo. A.P.B.)
Clause 2(b) (11) me agreed to omit this.
As regards the note to 4 (b) it was decided to restore
the original wording, that is, "As regarda (n) in this article
(4), no such cargo in godowns will be released without the usual
Customs release discharge”.
6.
As regards 4(a) it was decided to retain this addā tion.
It will be noticed that the proposals omit mention of loading of
cargoes.
7..
8.
It was decided as regards 4(d) to omit the adition.
As regarda clause 5 it was agreed to restore the first
sentence of clause 5 which had been omitt but to inelule the
Japanese additions "any a tevedore or" and "such stevedore or
(.B. Ientioned that I thought the shipping companies
would be insuperably opposed to this clause but the Japanese pointed out that all this meant was that every much coolie who worked must have a "good ɑitizen” or similar certifionte;
must not be a suspect person. A.P.B.)
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9.
I objected strongly to the new clause 7.
enger" be tween Canton and Honstong and vice versa?
Why not
The Japan CBO
objected to the wate of time involved but asid that the military
insisted that more official observer be on board to photo taking and similar activities by passengers. to leave this point for the moment. 5/3/1940
watch against It was agreed