CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 468

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War Trade Dept.

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.7 MAY 17th

and 25th APRIL, 1917.

War Trade Dept.

3.W.1..

13th April, 1917.

I w instructed by the "irector of the ar "rade epartment to acknowledự« receipt of your letters of 8th #bruary and 17th March, Bet. 15369, relative to the export of fire-arms from the United Kingdom to neutral

stinations in the Jar Nast. I am to state that the hole question relating to the export of sporting

munition has been under the consideration of the ar (fion, and it has not been possible to give an earlier waly to your letters. It has now bem decided that Licenses cannot be granted for the export of sporting pamition to any destination at the present time. i further communication will be addressed to you as soon as ossible in regard to the export of sportinė arms, as it la believed that the manufacture of these goods ʼn to be

in-ontinued.

I have

he Under secretary

of state,

:

CHLI

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India: ffice.

War Trade Deft.

VIVARU EM 19 možet

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20th April, 1917.

In reply to your letter of the 2th instant, I am matrusted by the irector of the me rade '@partment to suite that it has now been definitely decided that na

General rule no export licenses will be granted for the "xport of aras and afmmunition from the United "ingdom hether for sporting purposes or otherwise, save in

comptional circumstances. It may be desirable to continue to grant liomass for sporting aria› which have already been mufactured, but the minufacture of thepe pooda in being

acontinued.

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I am to add that bord Rott Loncurs that an unpublished mile should be laid down that no application for therunt a licence for the export of arms sad amuition of any scription froz dhe i̇nited Indos to hina, ixa, the utch fast Indies or Macao should be considered without a jusco: #ndation from the British "ousulu "uthorities in the untry of destination, except in respect of poode required. for personal use or in other symcial birorɔstances.

I have ato..

-e onder Secretary

(2.) A.F.KING.

of bike,

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Semara