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transfers Colonies that

the Sov!. of Colonies & Protectorates to

from blocked accounts

allow

im

to blocked

accounts

in the

U.K.

but

if such instructions

Given

the

Sove of H. Kong

will

be informed

that they

have furnished

G

guarantee

in respect of

that

—

allow

this glasorted aren

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of

frangh the ts transfer

that bank

to

them

TELEGRAPHIC ADONEREI

"EGLEBONIS, LONDON"

TELEPHONES

LONDON WALL 6700-1 AVENUE 6004-5

STAL ISSUED AND FULLY PAID PR2.30.000.000

REZERVES: FRU 2,024,000.

HEAD OFFICE: BRUSSELS.

BRANCHES:

TB

ROTTERDAM,

CAIRO.

ALEXANDRIA.

PEKIN. SHANGHAI TIENTSIN.

505

BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGER,

SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME.

Filiale de la Société Générale de Belgique.

2, BHBHOPSGATE,

C t

45754

18

REC

P.O.BOX 537

LONDON.

K.C.

REG 25 SEP 16

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial offics,S,W.

23rd September 1916.

& recursulate

Cung

26/4/16

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afraid

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To beg to agknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 22nd inst, No.44370/1916, in reply to which we beg to

inform you that under date of 16th Sept. the Belgian Minister

in London communicated to us a copy of a letter received from the Foreign Office, from which it appears that, in the case of Grown Colonies and Protectorates, we may consider

ourselves authorized to demand transfer from a Colonial

Bank to London of any funds collected by such Banks against

shipping documents covering goods of Belgian origin exported

under license from H.M.Government.

We understand it would be necessary to give the

Colonial Authorities our guarantee that the funds will remain

here in a special account in the name of the Exporter, and will not be remitted directly or indirectly to Belgium guring Germany occupation except under licérise of H.1.Treasury, and that no charge on the account will be allowed or recognised

without such license,

This guarantee is embodied in our letter of the

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