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word.

What the

Stakeh

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applicatio

to provide for

retrited

& the

Conventions in

X

entain

cucum e ku cer

as for

AS

the

exhat

I import of

arms

(and

othom soods)

covered.

Mans.

26.1

In our letter to the Foreign Office

(No.39) we were not considering, of course, the

special provisions of the Convention relating to such

exceptional matters as national emergency, war, end

and Treaty, olligations,

League of Nations responsibilities, to which the

Foreign Office now refer in their letter of 25.7.33

(No.53).

That letter, I think, sets out the

-

position accurately enough though I prefer the

wording at "X" of Mr.Gent's minute of 26.7.33 to that

suggested by the Foreign Office. Before we write to

the Governor, however, we had better find out whether

the Board of Trade have anything to say. They have

had copies of Nos.39 and 53, but have not yet replied.

28th July, 1933.

14. Duncan.

Ask Bof I. if they have any

7.

(53)

alsong

on

Bqj

XT

To. B.O.T

UESTROYED UNDER STATUTE

31-7

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