CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 61

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APPENDIX

Restrictions, necessitated by military requirements or by measures for the preservation of peace and order, imposed by the Japanese Forces upon British and Japanese vessels navigating the Pearl River.

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NAVIGATION.

(1) Such vessels shall abide by such restrictions and conditions of navigation mentioned in paragraph (d) to para raph (j) of Article 5 of the agreement initialled by Mr. Blunt and Mr.Okazaki on July 4th, 1939.

(2) Such vessels shall navigate the main stream of the Pearl River via the south waterway between Canton and Bocca Tigris.

(3) Such vessels shall cease wireless communication during their navigation between Canton and Bocca Tigris.

(4) During the navigation of the Pearl River by such vessels, no person on board shall take any photograjh, (5) without specific reason, such vessels shall not stop during their navigation of the Pearl River. (6) should the Japanese Forces find it necessary to halt, inspect or search such vessels, even during their navigation of the Pearl River, such vessels shall comply with the orders issued to them.

(7) Two members of the Japanese medical authorities may be on board such vessels between Bocca Tigris and Canton.

PASSENGERS AND CARGOES.

(1) Inspection of cargoes shall be carried out at places designated by the Japanese Forces (for example, Customs godowns).

(2) Any person regarded as harmful to the preser- vation of peace and order by the Japanese Authorities shall be placed under arrest or be prevented from landing.

(3) The goods, which are or will be prohibited or restricted by the Chinese Authorities or Japanese Forces, shall not, without the permit issued by the Authorities concerned, be loaded on or unloaded from such vessels.

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