CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 461

W.T.D. No.

PIR WS61

454

objecting lotte Steamere Antimony

to Japons

Fin

going

From a time point of view it is most important thas the Fin ores in Frame tshould containe to go &tu Strauti to be Smeltes

where the refined the Comer under British juridiction :

of these in our au diverted to • Japan, the production of refined sin in the Straits will be reduced (it in already below the pre-war level) and sorry ton

urglarly léguind by the titties fro

Jiu à now war purpound.

Co

to Tai à at present émullid in Japon, and in pur theinen. every effort should be munde prevent japan odioining the ore supplies accesor

to tuable theme to establish Clamaston in the

This Smelting Freshuntry in competition with the Smelter in the Malay Statis. Once established in tlu Sin Industry it is pretty certain the Chicenc production will be absorbet by theme atre which would be against British interests.

Wolfam

Ore.

ohs abros umarter apply alro 45 Wolfram wolpam is closely associated with Lui

four to the Shästi for Separation. And we

crâutually ger botte metals. The fapanche are, we understand, mathing limited quantity of

Fero

Tungsten pom their own. Oues for this own requirement. On the other havi the bulk of the Wolpan produced in Japan anî Kosea ʼn now reported to the U.S.A. It is therefore,

that day are not depending pour Siam, and the object of importing from Supplies this Cerritory is in order to tuable the Japanes Producers of Tungsten to avail of the highe prices ruting in ita V.3.A.

and Finny Wolfram atro

Clear

Molybdenum

The Sam ruantes apply to tholybdenum

Copper

There is no vojiction

Je zum up

In spite of the information container.

in the Cans duties of the grouruves

Telegram the

the Was Frade Dep. don not consider it deviable

thar

transhipment facilitus shid be allowed:

Ein Wolpam or Molybdenum

in respect of Lin, Wolfame or but it is considend that there is no Obguction to thee grant of

elin in the

care of the butimony mangemens and Sron ores and Copper

Please

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her Holme Lee's

minut above.

which

would be convincing

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but for the

last sentence of Cor's

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lit. which definitely thates that if lizushipment

facilities an

concut will be

refused avancements cuntsich Br. jurisdiction. be view

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while replying

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that there is no

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regards Copper_

Les spinto Himyou of the price expend

of autiming wanganese,sion ites. I

?be fed me the

fm. Expresentations to WTA. ao!

MA 18/4/12

the thers.

for transtipat

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