CO129-573-2 Export of torpedo boats to China 14-5-1938 - 5-10-1938 — Page 66

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E. Obligations

ann der

the Barcelona Convention and Statute on

Freedom of Transit.

hawk

Advanta Could haul

It is just possible that

dvantage be taken of Article 7 of

Statuto Freedom of Tramint

the Convention to prohibit the exportation, verguence wheten)

snice in doubt very much better it could be said tha

of these forpedo boats on

there is

Crounds that

safety & the stats or

it was an emergency affecting the vital

A

interests of Hong Kong This would, it

seems to us,

very

the

stretching interpretation of

would

the Article, and it wa be doubtful if such

a decision could be upheld should

senonom

tallo the

diebuted.

de the metter to the

fot be +

ermanent

they are

Court of International Justice, as 144 'vid be-

the ital

of

within the meaning article in prestion.

.entitled to

to Henderson,

I am sending a copy of this letter

Shackle.

Yours sincerely,

(Zigned) Q. E. J. GENT: