CO129-512-3 Termination of Chinese arms embargo 2-3-1929 - 19-4-1929 — Page 27

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af chime, it seemed to me macmalous and illegionl that we should

continue to maintain the ¿zam zabarge.

favour of ita osneellation.

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lir. Magliarray said that he had consulted his Govern-

meurt zid, momewhat to his surprise had received almost es$-

egoriaal instruation to vote for cancellation as moon 60

possible. At the same time it had occurred to him personally

that it would be very desirable, in comoosion with the Sup-

plementary Naval Agreement to which some of us were parties,

that we should try and eliminate future il-will arising out

of any competition in regard to the supply of naval azarmont,

**0. He understood that so far an eonnimation of thÅ DE

was concerned this danger was already eliminated by the pro-

visions of Article 1 of to tanking yal getonent, wh

by the signatories undertook to keep one another informed of

any orders plused by foreign governments. But we regards

Fuval ignions, sévisora eto.. the position wes not the same,

eb

hara no on pagined that he waspeaking poroonnlly

tithout and ero 1 mind that tight be noira.blo

thet the latory governments should andortnks to keep one

naother into the tines BETAgront with

thon for the der zatoh of mval Minion, in, otool such

no titlontion only to take plans when any agreement with tie

Chinese was wotunlly andom not auring thn nown totono.

The Fronoh Charge aviron taking an K. Knollarray's

1ost point, onutzed what the penition would be mupyoeing

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aware planed hy the Quinose it ainate Zino. orders

To which

Hr. HeeMurray replied that he believed that point was already

covered by Article 16 of the washington inval Agreement.

Regarding the main proposal - the termination of the

Arms Embargo

not optimisticslly inclined.

- the Japanese Chargé d'Affaires said he was

It won that Japan, ty

her recent exchange of notes, had virtually recognised the

Hanking/