The Archive · 1932

Customs Crisis in Manchuria

Mr. T. V. Soong's Statement Commissioner Dairen Japanese dismissed Castoms would be contrary to the

tween Japan and China, under which Icased territory is created and continues to be administered, "Japan, having the actual administrative authority "in. leased territory, remains responsible observe conditions of trust which fare explicit in the original lease convention, "As The Dairen Customs office is Jecated in leased territory over which the Japanese government has ere ts te mee 2. Pinay eisclenr ta he 1907 clamant fontaaed ites the Pere the attest Bin utes Fara tat Sia sato Gt shall ter the Stel oe Bag rote ment'. These provisions clearly, Sth eva te Inga General of Customs to apply with eat? ARR? Tak eatntion ior the' Stnons auc, attitude, instructing him to remit forthwith, failure to execute instructions. would be considered as insubor jon. In reply to those definite instructions the " Commissioner follows:—passive altitude isthe only' ove 0 been" warned by ails for ut at the present mornest angeet aer ea the destructive to Japanen London, June 20.

The matter of Manchurian cus. toms collections and the services of Ghinese loans secured on customs ised in the House of afternoon. by Sit Arthur Michael Samuel (Conserv tive).

"He asked the Secretary for For-ign Affairs if he had any informa tion as to whether the Japanese Government, was arranging proportionate amount of the Me churian Customs collections required for the service of loans raised in Britain ey the Chinese. Government 40 be remitted to those who hitherto }ad been responsible for the colleen tions required for' the service of Joans raised in Britain by the Chinese Government to be remitted to those who hitherto had been resporsible for the collection of revenues and the service of loans.

Capt, A. Eden, Under-Secretary absence of Sir John Simon, said for Boreign Aalts, replying in the hhis latest information was that the Revenue collected from three of the six customs. stations in Munchuria was being remitted normally to Shanghai and that, at the other! three stations surplus revenue was being, paid in to a special rt The British Government, he went on, Was giving very careful attention to the question of foreign obligations secured on the Chinese customs revenue between China and Manchukuo, with 7,000,000 taels be-Other 40 percent. going to pay ing slit between the two and the

iment of foreign leans,

ence of wae suggested that a contr held in Peking the problen.-"United "Press.

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