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With reference to the letter from this Office of

the 10th instant I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Gray

to transmit to you herewith copy of a telegram from H18

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Majesty's Ambassador at Tokyo, regarding the position

the

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Consular

Count

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alian

of

being

amr

Ginteraz

by

Instructions

télegram

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to

U. M. ́S

Minister

(74939).

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British

Regulations

I sulgests

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to

the

Grading

Chiria

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of tho

Proclamations

will

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to

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transactions

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Germany

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agents

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Churia

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and

with

franches

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Europe

of such

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but

not

ordinary

commercial

transactions

with

Germans

Austrians

im

neutral

countries

resident

includining

Chuima

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the

strictly

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legal fronition

milject's should discouraged transactions

of British Insurance agents in Japan under the Trading

with the Enemy Proclamation of October 8th.

Sir E. Gray is advised that the obligations of the

agents, who are in Japan, must depend on Japanese Law.

So far, however, as the position of the insurance com-

panies in this country, whose agents are in question,

is concerned it would appear that they can carry on

business with German Insurance firmas in Japan (subject

to my Japanese law on the subject), but not with

branches in Japan of insurance companies in Germany.

Under English law there would appear to be nothing to

prevent British insurance companies from employing Indi-

vidual Germans in Japan as sub-agents,

The Secretary

to the Board of Trade.

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