Attention to Shippers is drawn to the following clause which is being added to Joint Freight Tariff No. 18. Said clause being identical with that included in Trans-Pacific Freight Bureau Tariff No. 8.
In the event of war or the existence of conditions which in the opinion of the Carriers indicate that there is danger of war, Carrier shall have the right of cancelling or suspending any or all of the obligations expressed in this Tariff and/or relative Contracts and/or Booking Notes in respect of any cargo, whether booked or not booked. So far as cargo actually shipped may e conetrned, the provision of the Carrier's Bill Lading shall apply.
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