Have de Facto Control London, Dec, 22.
The control of the Chinese "Mari time Customs at Shanghat was the subject of further questions in the House of Commons to-day, 'The Foreign Secretary, Mr. tony Eden, said in reply' that the Japanese authorities at Shanghat had not received instructions regard= ting the matter, he instructed Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, to communicate with the Japanese Government, As a result, he adio., the Japanese Government ' had promised to ex-Pedite the despatch of instructions.
Mr. Eden said he was not aware that there had been any change in the tenancy of posts held by Britons.
Replying ton question by Lt= Cmdr, Lo F, Fletcher, Labour mem= ber for the Nuaco'an division of Warwickshire, the F ign Secretary said ne undorsiood that it was not the ease that, pending the result of negotiations, the Chinese Customs at Shanghai was, de facto, controlled by the Japanese—Reuter,
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