Tokyo, Nov. 12.
Measures are being taken by the authorities to stem the outflow of currency from Manchoukuo and the Kwantung Leased Territory, according to dispatches from Changchun, These will involve the tightening of Manchoukuo's Exchange Control Law and of the foreign exchange control regulations in force in the Kwantung Leased Territory.
The main steps contemplated are:—1, Exchange transactions in Manchoukuo and the Kwantung Leased Territory may be conducted only by foreign exchange banks.
2. The limit of currency that may be taken out of the country by travellers is to be reduced from Y.1,000 to Y.500.
3. Remittances of yen and of Manchoukuo and foreign currency are to be subjected to Government licensing.
4. The limit of personal remittances sent abroad without Government licensing is to be reduced from Y.200 and Y.100 per annum.—Reuter.
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