CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 145

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1.

The objects

be mixed et #re: ***

(a) Freedom for all ships to carry both import and export

cargo.

(d) $11 cargo, as well no passengers and their luggage BO

carried to be under the role control of the Ous tour, which

implies:-

1. the abolition of the requirement that the lists of

cargo and passengers should be submitted to the Japanese

authorities in advance, and

11, ships should not be subject to Japanese naval search

on arrival or departure.

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port.

No restrictions on the number of ate#L@T'S

visiting the

Navigation to be allowed by night na well as by day.

(d) Trade to and fro #happoa and all other ports in the

Canton delte be on exactly the asce footing as regards

Custorm control as that to and from Canton,

(0) Cargo, both import and export, should be free from

anything in the nature of monopolistic control.

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Shipping companies should be free to use their own

(8) The present äifficulties, caused by the remirement to

obtain peruits for shipping enrgo to and from up-country

districte should be recoved.

It is essentiel that all goods imported and exported,

whether from Canton or hampos, should pass the Custo s in

regular way.

The British Consul-Ceneral has for long period

been urging that the Japanese authorities should recove

embargo on the use by their owners of the eet Bund wharves,

owned jointly by sieners. Butterfield & wire and the Hongkong

Canton

Canton à Esono

rboat do. Ltd.

If caro is to be carried,

the use of these wharves by the shipping companies will be

essential.

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