CO129-552-6 Traffic of arms to China 2-1-1935 - 27-12-1935 — Page 107

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Applicant.

Material.

Destination.

Date licence refused.

R.J.Adgey of Belfast.

500 .303 rifle cartridges.

Estonia. (for a firm

of agents).

:

19.7.35

3.5.A. Guns Ltd.

5,000 303 rifles

Abyssinian

30.7.35

5,000 bayonets and scabbards

Government.

2,500,000 rounds

303 rifle

ammunition.

24 .303 machine guns.

Reason for refusal.

Evidence that this material

was required by the Estonian and/or Latvian Governments, the purported consignees was not forthcoming.

Sir Samuel Hoare's statement in the House of Commons on 25.7.35 that H.M. Government would not for the present issue licences for the export of arms either to Italy or to Alayssinia.

-ditto-

30.7.35

-ditto-

Soley Armament Co. Ltd.

10,000 303 rifles,

A

Sley Armament

Co. Ltd.

W.H.Dorman & Co. Ltâ.

of Stafford.

I.C.I. Metals Ltd.

10,000 rounds 303 rifle

ammunition.

1 .303 rifle with

bayonet and scabbard.

2 sets single type

interrupter gear.

80,000 13.2 m.m.

machine gun cartridges.

Abyssinian

Government.

30.7.35

Abyssinian

Government.

Italy (via Belgium).

Kwangsi

Provincial Govern- ment (via France)

13.8.35

18.9.35

-ditto-

Permit of National Govern- ment of China authorising import of goods int> China not produced.

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