The Archive · 1938

No Monopolies Claimed

The British Ambassador, the Foreign Under-Secretary informed the House, had been assured that no exclusive rights or monopolistic pri leges would be claimed by these enterprises, Representations would continue to be made to the Japanese Government. he added, whenever British interests were adversely affected.

Mr. Moreing asked whether the Prime Minister had yet received a satisfactory reply from the Japanese Government to the British Govern-t's representations that an oppor-should be afforded representatives of British bondholders of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway to inspect the railway line, and that necessary measures should be taken to safe guard their financial interests in the line.

In conversations with the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs in September, Mr. Butler replied, Sir Robert Craigie was informed that there were difficulties of a military character in the way of a comprehensive grant of inspection facilities on this and other Chinese rail Mr. Chamberlain Says

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