CO129-451 - Public Offices - 1918 — Page 481

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Res 13 SEP 184mber 12th, 1918.

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I directed by the minister of Blockade to `ack-owledge the receipt of your letter, 20.L.41724 of the 7th instant, as to irregularities in the shipment of goods from the Far East to Lwitzerland.

2. Dir L. Korthington was concurs in the view, expressed in the fourth paragraph of your letter under redly, that It is not necessary to detain at fort, Laid ships carrying goods for

witzerland to French or It dian ports. I'm tớ oxplain that whil- Hik Kajesty'■ Covernment are not fully satisfied as to the complete efficacy of the control "iercised by the Italian Government at their ~xiss frontier stitions over exports of Italim produce to swițderland, these misgivings do not apply to goods imported through the port of Genoa, where it has always been understood that the

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