Woosung Commander's Insist not agree to permit Customs officers and Chinese authorities to search foreign vessels entering port for certain reasons, such ax peace conditions at present and military ence on Right The alleged practice of foreign vessels ignoring the warnings and signals of the Woosung Forts and entering and leaving port has resulted in a Note being addressed by the Commissio 2 Affairs to the Senior Consul, in which former statex:—"According to in the Ministry of Foi the Ministry of Wa centering and ing Woosung fre-ignored the—signals ings of the Woosunye Fe ies to stop and submit all know that our rev captured Kiangsu and toz7.... The Consular Body's refusal to ce-operate with ws in permitting the search of foreiga vessels is unreasonable, "in order, precant press uphold the the di of the Woosung Fe re Fequested to notify the Body that, hereafter and until further notice, all vessels, and Chinese, entering and port and pas the Forts snd subs letter the Gendarmerie Commissioner eign and Chinese, passing the Forts, (continues the Commissi must. obey orlers and stop for oreign Affairs) in which he says search, In accordance with thes that he cannot agree with your: Instructions and also a request from statements and asks me to lodge a the 9 Yeo. strong protest. sung Forts, I already have notified "In view of the strategic import= you to this' effect. ance of the Woosung Forts, of th "You yeply was to the effect a of lave-breakers and of that, in 1927, when Sighting broke out near Shanghai, the Consular the search of vessels entering and Body agreed to permit Customs leaving port both useful and beneoflieers and the Chinese authorities to search foreign vessels entering 'Woosung: under certain conditions 1] but that, as present cond on are, therefore, requested to quite different, the Consular Body bring this matter up before your Shanghai' could not agree order foreign vessels to submit leagues and notify me accord. themselves to search by the Chinese eccipt of this reply, 1 az sre its contents to the ¢hai and Woosung Gendarmerie ner and the commanding officer at the Woosung Forts and T have now received a further let ter from the Intter officer in which
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