Chamber & Foreign Consuls Goods transported to Shanghai from the interior are only limited to those which will be used by the Chinese and third-party foreigners and this must be guaranteed by the Chambers of Commerce in places where the goods are bought and also by the Consulates General of the friendly Powers in Shanghai in the case of foreign merchants buying goods on which an embargo has been declared.
This is the new ruling of the Chinese Ministry of Economics which has just reached Shanghai from Chungking. The new order is contained in a set of regulations governing the transportation of goods which are forbidden to be sent to Shanghai which, although not totally controlled by the Japanese, is considered to be under influence of the Japanese military.
Friendly third-perty foreign merchants, according to the new order, must furnish written guarantees prepared by their respective Consuls-General in Shanghai and Chinese Chambers of Commerce in places from which the goods they buy for sale or consumption in Shanghai will be transported. It is clearly mentioned, however, that such a procedure is necessary only when the goods are mentioned in the embargo list. Such foreign merchants must also clearly mention their addresses in Shanghai. The guarantors must state exactly just how the goods thus bought will be used in Shanghai, The same restrictions are placed on Chinese merchants and manufacturers in Shanghai, Their Shanghai guarantor, however, must be the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.
Guarantee documents must first be sent to the Farmers Credit Bureau or the Foreign Trade Committee (the latter being located in Hongkong) for approval by the Ministry These documents must also be presented to Customs officers for examination when it is necessary.
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