CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 82

EROLOJURK NO. 5 in CANTOH DRU ATCM No. 103 of 89/4/1940 to 3.B.

SKA NOHA I.

MINUTH ON A PERSONAL QOVERBATION VI**H W

2. MAEKAWA.

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Although Er. Maekawa is on the non-official staff

of the Naval Headquarters, i thought it might be interesting

to place on record, for what they are worth, his personal views

on the new regulations which are being instituted by the Juyanese

authorities as regards (a) the anton Itevedore à Godown Aman.,

and (b) the superivision of Customs employees by Genia zvan ri@

ef.

the

a) He said that he rivately thought that the prenent

efforts being made by the Japanese authorities to establish the

Stevedore association are bound to fail to a certain extent

since it will be fund that they hamper the revival of foreigh

trade of anton and that eventually se sort of revision will

have to be made to the existing regulations. He explained that

theas new regulations emanated from a "pet" idea which is held

by a certain high official of the nimbio Development Board

(興亜院.

•

Kon-in (?). This political organization has recently

joined the 3 departments of the army, Navy mud the Consulate in

controlling the affairs of the ai ty. At one time, he ami Ɑ

there was great ìifficulty in having these different services

cooperate with each other and ongnaionally it was found that

mmt t which were approved by the army were found objectionable

to the Havy and vice versa. At present, however, there in

closer unity in the controlling body as a result of the arrange

ment of holding conferences at which all the parties concerned

attend. The

the Itevedore Ass aiation was

tablishment

approved a one of these a

resoes and in s ite of cestain

doubts held by a one of the memb rs, it was decided to give the

matter a trial, with the object of laying a foundation for the

control of trade in the harbour.

He admitted that it sould

have been preferable if the authorities had helped the restoration

of nomml trade by relaxing on regulations before instituting

these restrictive DRBUZOB.

However

aekawa said that it must

be borne in mind that Canton is still under military control an

it is the centre of war operations and therefore as long as this

nondition exists free trade in the #trict sense of the term cannot