MR. KEMP: The Court might not be qualified to dual
with political and economic questions, and the relevant political and economic questions might not be before them. 369
HR CHEN: Please list your queries and I will reply
to them in detail.
MR.
KEMP: The main objection to the Enquiry proposal
The
is that it does not provide for an immediate settlement of
the boycott. This is a very serious objection.
Enquiry might take six months or a year. Is the boycott to
continue, all that time? Is that your intention? moan to hamper trade and restrict the revenue of both Government sall, that time?
Do You
The participation of the French is necessary for the
following reaspris:
(1) The Enquiry would otherwise be incomplete. We
should require Frunch witnesses and perhaps French records.
(2) The liability, if there is any liability on the
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Shame on side, is not only a British liability.
French forces took part, and presumably some
of the casualties were due to French action.
(3) Not only British interests are involved.
French
interests are also involved in the following way: —
(a) The French settlement is boycotted as
well as the British.
(b) A French citizen was killed.
(c) We must envisage all theoretical possibilities
and the French might be found blame. For these reasons French participation is essential.
MR BRENAN: In the interests of international anity
Enquiry without Frunch consent. It we could not accept such an would be an unfriendly act for us to take action in matt、bs in
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