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manufacturing countries as will tend to prevent

the use of these arms and munitions for the fomenting

of civil disturbance in China. We desire also that

there may be such practical uniformity of procedure

among all the Governments concerned that these

measures of supervision and control may not result

in giving advantages to the manufacturers and exporters

of one country which are not enjoyed by the manufacturers

and exporters of other countries.

It would appear that were this Government to

adopt the procedure suggested in your note under acknow-

ledgment, the result might be, unless your Government

and other Governments adopted a simila procedure, that

the loophole which I pointed out in my note of January 10

might be closed in respect to arms and munitions of

American origin while remaining open in respect to arms

and munitions of British and other origins.

origins. I should

appreciate it, therefore, if you could find it possible

to inform me as to whether in case this Government were

to transmit copies of export licenses to the Government

of Hong Kong, that Government would apply to arms and

munitions of British or other origins a procedure

similar to that which would be applied to arms and muni-

tions exported from the United States.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances

of my highest consideration.

For the Secretary of State:

(SGD) William Phillips.