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4.
Subsequently the Afghan Legation informed us that
the Afghan Minister had been instructed by ex-King Amunulla
to proceed to Herat and that he wished to purchase and take
with him a quantity of rifles and ammunition.
The Legation
were informed that the Foreign Office would be unable to
agree to the grant of an export licence.
5. On February 6th, 1929, we were informed by the Board of
Trade that they had received an enquiry from Messrs. B.S.A. Guns
Ltd., as to whether a licence would be issued in the event of
their securing from the Afghan Minister an order for 1,000
British services rifles and approximately 1,000 cartridges per
rifle. The Board were advised to inform the fire, privately
and confidentially, that there was no prospect of a licence being
issued and that they should allow the matter to drop.
State of "war" between Canton Government and Nanking.
Government, 1931.
6. In May, 1931 an application was received from Imperial
Chemical Industries Limited for a licence to export T.N.T. to
Canton for delivery to the Canton Government which was, at
that time, virtually in a state of war with the Nanking
Government.
Licences for the export of war material to China
were only issued by the Board of Trade upon the production by
the exporting company of documentary evidence that the
Chinese Minister in London approved the export of the goods in
question, and as this approval was not forthcoming, the licence was
not granted to Imperial Chemical Industries.
Brazilian revolution of 1930 and 1952.
7. During the Brazilian revolution of 1930 the Brazilian
Ambassador called at the Foreign Office and enquired as to the truth of a statement in the press to the effect that His Majesty's
Government had declared their intention not to allow the export
of war material to the rebels. He was informed that no
application for the export of aras had been received from any
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