London, Sept. 9.
'TEAMERS of all nationalities transporting war materials to Germany will be boarded by the Royal Navy, for Britain will exert to the full her belligerency rights in the war.with Germany. Vessels trading with the Reich will have to allow their cargoes to be inspected and, if they are found to carry war materials, to be confiscated. In a midnight communique, the Ministry of Information announced these measures but also declared that exercise of British belligerency rights at sea did not constitute a real blockade:
The communique in full read: "The Government has established contraband control bases at Kirkwall, Weymouth and the Downs, and also at Gibraltar and Haifa. Vessels bound for enemy territory or ports in neutral countries from which the goods can conveniently be forwarded to the enemy, are urgently advised to call voluntarily at one of the control bases, preferably Weymouth, If they do so and it is established that they carry no contraband, they may be given a pass to facilitate their journey. Vessels which do not cal] voluntarily will be liable to be diverted to a base in cases where an adequate search at sea is impracticable.
"A proclamation specifying the lst goals to be treated az contraband issued on September 3, and Under 10" prevent contraband fro teaching. the enemy. His Banjsiy's Government" will use s: belligerent fights tothe fal. Om the other'band, ihe Government will do alin ite power to facilitate bona fide neutral Bade and it has' already informed neutral Governments tht it will at Mi' times be ready to consider any egeiions that mty be put forward bythe later No Formal Blockade Declared In the second section are included fuels of all sorts, all contrivances for means of transportation on Jand and water and in the alt, machines used in the manufacture of such contrive ances and spare parts for these mi chines, instruments, articles or anim= als necessary gr convenient to the use of such contrivances of trans portation; materials or ingredients used in the manufacture of such in= struments or articles; articles necessary or convenient for the production or use of such materials or in=
"although the name blockade' is often used as a convenient way describe economic warfare. based the exercise of belligerent Tights fea, no blockade of Germany in the {rial scrive: of te term has been declared.
"At the seme time, vessels will not of course, be allowed to proceed with Sontraband argo. having either im: fedistely or ultimately the enemy'
destination "everything will be done at_the contraband central bases to examine wesselt a8 rapidly as possible, parti-Silay those' which cal voluntarily, Sng neutral vessels are advised that delay will be reduced to a minimum
thelt papers drawn up the mos tiy"wit exonerate by" Daving convenient form and wil nrzy Spare cory of the fil ships manifest {ibe handed over to and retained by the examining officer
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