CO129-579-3 Sino-Japanese War- shipping 30-10-1938 - 23-12-1939 — Page 50

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Bearing on this question, I am to point out that

under the ships'licensing qyeten for overseas vQVEɗOB

for British ships no» in farce, the Borrd of Trade

hao been refusing to grant licences to British shige

to go to Japanese parts, except in very special casCO

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on the round that such ships should be explayed

in bringing cargoes to the United Kingdoa or to the

Dotainiana, etc. This policy will tend to reduce the

opportunities of the Japanese to carry out tluse

excessive searches.

Copies of this letter are being sent to Doinions

urrice, Colonial Office, India office, Burse Office

and Ministry of Seonomic warfare,

1 cm, sir,

Your obedient servant,

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