CO129-556-13 Traffic in arms to China 6-1-1936 - 13-1-1937 — Page 136

Enclosure in 3ir E. Drummond's despatch No. 233 (164/%, of February 21st, 1936.

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TRANSLATION.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aff.Pol. IV

206078/13

OTE

VERBALE

The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs have the honour

to acknowledge the receipt of the Note Verbale No. 320 of

the 6th September, 1935, addressed to them by His Britannic Majesty's Embasay.

The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs have at the same

time the honour to inform liis Majesty's Embassy that they

will arrange, as proposed by the Embassy, to transmit to them

copies of the export licences issued by the Royal authorities

of the Kingdom, relating to arms despatched from Italy to Hong kong or to China via Hong Kong, with a view to minimising the inconveniences caused to exporters by the new procedure adopted by the competent British authorities.

ROME,

18th February, 1936, Year XIV.