Enclosure in P/L despatch to Foreign Office No. 829 (9/10) of 18/8/29
February 7th, 1929.
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Át my re¡nest the Senior Minister called an informal
meeting today to discuss the Arme Embargo, which wed
attended by himself, the American and Italian Ministers,
the Japanese and French Charges d'Affaires, end me.
did not, however, disclose that he did so on my initiative.
He said he understood name of us had been wondering
whether the moment had not come when the Azma Embergo
should be terminated, taking the line that it had in fact
never been really effective save in a few osses, but more
especially in that of Great Britain. He definitely was in
favour of termination and had asked us to meet thus informally
in order to see whether we all agreed, in which osse he would
summon a regular meeting of the Diplomatic Body with a view
to getting the thing through.
Anked my view, I said that I had in fnot bem in corre#-
pondence with Landen and had received the definite expression
of view that the time had come to consider the termination
of the Embargo Agrement; and I had been authorised to discuss
the matter with my interested Collengues with a view to gut-
ting up definite recommenâations. I reminded the meeting that
under the original Note addressed by the then Senior Einister,
sir John Jorden, to the Chinese Government on May 5th, 1919, it
had been stated that the signstories had agreed effectively to
restrain their subjects and oitisens from exporting to or
importing into China aras and munitions of war, etc., etc., etc.
Watil the establishment of a Government whose authority was
recosmined throughout the whole soustry ...' How that we had
prastically all of us signed treaties with the Honking
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Devermant, thereby recognising it "de Jure' sa the Government
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