"(1) 'The closing of trafic applies, fag clearly' stated in. the. declaration made on August 25. by—Admiral Hasegawa, only to Chinese vessels fand. doesn't apply to vessels Aird Powers. Consequently, arms and ammunition carried. on "board the latter ships: donot come within the scope of the present. measure, Mowover, since the' above-mentioned declaration. "wus. lessned, there have! been Chinese ships fying. foreign flags in order to evade the applica Mien of the. declaration, and" the Japanese "Government" are' (aced With the necessity of inspecting sus ceted ships in" order to. identity their nationality. The Japanese Government, of course. do not want create. unnecessary misunderstanding with the ships of third Powers and, 10, they would find it ronvenfent to have advance notice (of ships. entering the prescribed rea, of to their names, their cap ruins, and" matters concerning -the capital Invested In_them, (2) As you are aware, the Japan ese Government have made it clear, their statement of August 26, that Ju the face of the. present situation they were forced to adopt this me sure with a China's: recon present elreu tle of arms. and -arimunitions, were {o be supplied to China from abroad, 10 "would only strengthen both mor: ally and materially hor antagonism toward. Japan, and thereby prolong and'Intensity' the present confit. The Japanese Government, therefore, hope that Governments of the third Powers concerned will appreciate the dolleate situation, and retrain, as much as" possible, from doing: nything which is likely to encour-ge China in this. direction.
'The present declaration being fs stated above, the Japanese Gov= fernment do not for the present con-Template taking any ction to prevent the importation of arms and Ammunition into China by foreign Vessels. 'But in' view. of the fact that such Importation of war sup-piles Is bound to Increase. Chinese position against Japan, future deve lopment may compel the Japanese Government to devise more effective and" sullable measures to. stop all importation of arms and ammuni-tong into. China.
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