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Mr. Howe (Shanghai)
5th November, 1937.
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(Via W/T.) 5th November, 1937.
R.
5.45 p.m., 5th November, 1957.
No, 172.
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Addressed to Tokyo No. 42.
Numerous instances have occurred of vessels which are
unable to come here owing to hostilities discharging
Shanghai cargo at Dairen or Japanese ports.
Japanese
authorities are now refusing to allow shipment of such cargo to China or even Hongkong unless guarantee is given
that it is not destined for China. This action is
causing serious inconvenience to British importers in
China and seems inconsistent with Japanese declaration in regard to treatment of neutral vessels and cargo resulting
from blockade of China coast. Such cargo is still in
transit and cannot properly be made subject to any embargo imposed on exports to China from Manchukuo or Japan.
3. I should be grateful if representations could
be made with a view to removal of these restrictions.
Repeated to Foreign Office and Peking;
Shanghai and Manking.
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