CO129-510-7 Allegations of discrimination against United States companies in Hong Kong 22-3-1928 - 8-1-1929 — Page 39

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America, enjoy most-favoured-nation treatment in the

matter of import prohibitions).

we suggested a method of

favouring British omnibuses to which neither America nor

any other country could offer objection, namely, a

differential duty against foreign cars.

In

As regards insurance the position as we understand

it is that in certain circumstances the liong song

Government makes advances to traders and attaches conditions,

one of which excludes insurance with foreign companies.

our view the Goverment is entitled to attach any conditions

it pleases when advancing money: it might require that only

British subjects be employed, only British materials uned,

only British ships, and so on. Were the United States Goverment

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to retaliate in kind by attaching similar nationalistic"

conditions to advances to its traders or manufacturers wo

should have no ground of complaint. I carmot think that

the United States would go so far as to contemplate saze

general discrimination against British insurance companies

in America on account of this acail matter in Hong Hong.

some

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