RE
ENFOR REGISTRATION
1 JUL 1935
C. O. REGY
95
Belegram from the officer Administering the Government of
Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 18th July,1935. Received 10-47 am 18th July,1935.
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Confidential.
Your despat oh of the 4th June Confidential
(2) and connected correspondence regarding the export
of arms from the United States I would request definite
instructions on the undermentioned points in cases of
shipment of arms not covered by Nanking and Hushaos.
(i) In the case of arms exported from the United States
is transhipment in Hong Kong to be prohibited unless
there is produced to me evidence of direct contract
between exporters in the United States and importers in
China and or through bills of lading to proposed ports
of entry in China
(11) If so, must contract be between military organisations
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which are the ultimate importers in China and the
manufacturers in the United States or will @ntract between
firms in China and manufacturers suffice?
(iii) If answer to (i) is in the affirmative is the same
rula to be applied to exports from other countries e.g
Belgium and Czecho Slovakia which are parties to the
Barcelona Convention?
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It will be appreciated that the normal course of
this trade is that of other foreign trades in China
namely a foreign firm in China which may or may not be
accredited agent of manufacturer secures order from
military organisation with which it then enters into a
contract In due course an order for arms is passed
on to the manufacturer andthe original contract is
produced here by the firm as evidence of in transita
status.
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