Paris, Nov. 28 A. decree, placing an embargo. Nazi exports, was published here today, stipulates that goods to be subject "to. contraband control - after December 4, are those in vessels eaving "enemy" ports, and goods. of "enemy" origin, source or ownership Jonded at ports other than "enemy ports later than December 4, "Goods So. stopped may be requisitioned or sold," The procedure applicable to naval prizes will be followed in. determining whether goos are correct ly. stopped, and machinery will be provided for the release of held merchandise, or payment. for such merchandise, i it 1s established that the goods become neutral property before the operation of the con~ traband decree, Territories "occupied by the "enemy" or placed under his control will be ranked as "enemy territories" for the purposes of the decree, AIT woods "belongings to any person hose territories will be considered "enemy propert preamble to the decree contains a report by the Premier, M, Edouard Daladier, "in which lie.' declares: Despite an assurance given," the Government of the Reich has nol hesitated to have recourse to acts of violence which international Inve and humanitarian principles. condemn Destruction of vessels has been offected without regard to nationality or destination, or the nature, ownership and destination of cargoes. Those Acts, which are contrary to the law of nations' and which have already cost the lives of a large number of non-combatants, cannot leave any Goubt as to the determination of the German Government to suppress all seagoing traMe between the Ales and neutrals by means of illegal and inhuman forces at their disposal Such practices give the French-Government an incontestable right to have recourse to reprisal measures and to stop all seagoing exports of Ger-
Blockade Minister's Statement Commenting on the extension of contraband control to German. exports, M. Georges Pernot, the Block ade "Minister, emphasized that the Allied Goveriments wore particularly anxious to safeguard the rights of neutrals 'All possible account of their Jegitimate Interests would be taken, he said, and neutrals would be able to have recourse to the Contraband Con-{fol Committee and Prize Court. He Urged neutral exporters to' sist in avoiding necessary dime ties by having certificates of origin visaed by the British or French con sul at the port of departure, down in as good a condition az this one, and Of. Perot added: "The new blockade hurts only the material interests oot the enemy. Markels conquered Germany-by dumping and other fair means can now be opened for Allies and neutrals, and the latter will have the best chance of profit.
since the largest part of the Allies" productive capacity is devoted to, war' purposes."
The Minister concluded that the measures were not actually new, as they were the same as were en-foreed in 1917 and 1918. Tu fighting for the liberty and independence of Europe, declared MI Pernot, the Allies were Nighting for the vital interests of the neutrals—Reuter,
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