Mir, Robert Morgan asked whether Mr. Butler was aware that export Permits were not granted by the f Japanese authorities "at Tsingtao, hen exports were financed through foreign banks by means of Chinese national currency.
3 sMr. Butler replied in the affirmative, and declared that Lord Halifax had' the matter under consideration.
In reply to Sir John Haslam, Con-*"-servative member for Bolton, who asked whether "Mr. Butler was yet position to make a statement with regard to the intention of the I Japanese authorities in Chima to impose extensive restrictions at Chi-N mese ports under their control ana-j'Imgous to the import restrictions recently imposed in Japan, Mr.
Butler said that no official confirmation was. forthcoming that the Japanese authorities intended to impose such restrictions.
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