CO129-517-1 Administration and function of Chinese Maritime customs- prevention of smuggling across Chinese frontiers 7-2-1929 - 15-11-1929 — Page 129

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His Excellency: Ve do not want to introduce any

phrase which might not be understood.

Hr. Mazo: I think you should put in the word "permitted".

His Excellency: You said there might be a dispute

as to what is "permitted" and what is not. How

can you define it?

Mr. Moss: I think it would be better not to

define it too much. I had an instance recently at Toochov, when I applied for a permit for a British owned privato launch and I went to tho

Customs to find out. I think if you define it,

you are more likely to get the short end of the

bargain in actual practico.

His Excellency: lo are not going to use the

term "non-open port". We are going to use the

phrase any permitted non-open port". Is that a phrase so thoroughly understood that we can

usc it without definition?

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M. Mazc: It is tho Customs.

Mr. Moss I would understand it from a Consular

point of viow.

Sir Joseph Komp: The steamor goes there and,

when it gots thoro, finds that the local

authoritics have other views.