CO129-439 - Others - 1916 — Page 311

Was

•Enclosed in the letter from (25536)

this Dept of the 5th June stand

for Mitsui Bussan Kaisha whose

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London representatives

Misora

Curt

Mitani & Co Ltd, 31, 32+33 Line St,&C.

3. I am to state that, as regards the second fara. of your letter of the 22nd June, the Gout of Hongkong has general authority

to allow the transhipment to foreng n countries in Asia of any prohibited goods arriving from foreign countries,

satisfied that the

he is

if he

that the goods are

local consumption, and that,

for

the particular

case of lead,

of lead, he has

authority to allow exportation to Japan, subject to guaranteeo againat re-exportation to neutral countries in Europe. In the case of Australian bead the Good of

Hongkong has been definitely informed

that

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exportation to

(25536)

foreign countrees should not be firmitted, and, as

in the letter from this Dept of

ممجيد مه

indicated

the 5th June, Mr. B. L. is

the for

1

btained

is prepared

to give similar instructions as

head from any

regards

British

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source, but the

hot/

hopes that it will be thought

necessary

to take this action

obturat

as regards lead from foreign

مه

Sources,

in this connection

4. I am to point out that

the export trade of Hongkong

with Japan is largely distributing and transhipment trade in foreign products,

that and fexcessive restrictions on such exports are

likely to

roult merely in goods being

shipped direct and trade

diverted from the Colony without any corresponding

PT.O.