The Archive · 1938

Mexico Proposes Ban Lima, Peru., Dec. 14

Mexico tonight proposed that the eighth Pan-American Conference bar [the use of force for the collection international debts.

Argentina accepted in principle a [United States project which would bind alt 21 American Republics to do ig possible to lower their tariff barrier.

Observers saw in Mexico's project Jan. attempt to line up continental sup-ort for its seizures of all properties London, Dec, 15.

Features of Great Britain's overseas trade in November were the value of exports, which was the highest for any month in 1938, and the fact that the adverse visible balance of trade was further reduced, Comparative figures in the Board lot Trade returns show that imports last month totalled £78,020,490, exports £42,923,223 and re-exports £5.119.912 "as" against £07,208,371, ££45,103,169 and £5,305,640 respectively in November last year.

For the first eleven months of this year Imports totalled £046,048,164, which was a reduction on a' similar period in 1937 of £88,774,906; exports £432,000,578, a decline of £45,079,268; jand re-exports £56,808,373, a reduetion of £13,415,031 These figures give an adverse visible balance of trade of £358,139,208, although a year ago the amount was U.S. Sends Another Note to Germany

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