Export control has a wider signi cance, "Tt alms at. seeing that Great Britain and France got att the rubber, tis, palm all, copra and other colonial raw materials which they res quire, and at the same time keeping 3 watchful eye on supplies of these ital commodities to neutral countries.
'The Singapore organization cannot ye "100 per cent. efficient asa Dlockade "weapon " because Soviet Russia, for example, can buy rubber and tin in the dNetheriands Indies, export it to Vladivostok and perhaps Bend it to Germany' via the. Trans-Siberian railway.
'AIL wartime departments in Singa-ore keep in close touch, through the Colonial 'OMice, with the Ministry, of Economic Warfare In London, formation Is exchanged between London and Singapore and the policy followed by the Straits, Settlements Government is completely. attuned to that of the Imperial Government in London, Seereey regarding important moves on the economic war front is as es Sential as with military, naval oF alr Taree operations, Not mich. therefore, {'made public regarding fresh developments, Trade. statistics are. now Issued ina very Joreviated form and dolails of tin and rubber exports and Smporis, which helped. to. forecast market trends, are no longer avail~ able to the public.
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