CO129-542-1 China- traffic in arms 31-10-1932 - 9-2-1934 — Page 208

COFY

THE BOARD OF TRADE.

Whitehall

205TM

26005/1932.

The attached copy of a despatch from the Commercial

Counsellor at Shanghai, No. 285, Overseas Trade, of the 10th

December last appears to raise a question regarding the

procedure of the Board of Trade in granting export licences

to China, for armament etc., forming part of an aeroplane

when the import into China of the aeroplane complete with

armament has been authorized by the issue of a single huchao

or permit issued by the Chinese Government.

2.

The Department of Overseas Trade would be glad if

they might be informed what reply should be sent to the

Commercial Counsellor on this question.

3.

A copy of a further despatch from the Commercial

Counsellor at Shanghai, No. 297, Overseas Trade, of the 22nd

December last giving statistics of imports of aircraft into

China is also enclosed.

4.

Copies of this memorandum have been sent to the

Foreign Office, Air Ministry, War Office and the Colonial

Office.

9th February, 1933.