The Archive · 1941

No Question of Agreement

London, Aug, 2.

There is no question of entering into any barter agreement between Britain and Japan, or of unfreezing Japanese assets, 1t'was stated thorized quatters in London yester-

{tween the Bank of Engfand and the Banking machinery set up hi 'Yokohama Specie Banke will provide trading Ueenees' tobe granted. exceptional cases, Bach ligence will [ben its own merits from the Bri ish supply' viewpoint, "Tu each supply considerations will be. wel Satna "considerations of economic 4 ie pointed out in London that it woud We wrong to gerard the setting Iigences as an essay" in machinery for suing: tradi The arrangement reached between th Bank of England and the Yokohama, [Specie Bank does not repr any Petrent from the situation

Commor Tt de ne Sig, "Anthony dey, defines the grounds on 8 ea but these grounds are exceedingly Jwhich licences are likely to Tt was understood at the time that jar, Eden announced the freezing Tapanese assets that in certain limited eases licences might be granted. Trac under the new arrangement must be will be" impossible "to export from very limited. "th the frst place, [Great 'Britain to Japan goods creater value than the Imports the British authorities think it wise to receive from Japan. 'Secondly, Great, Britain fg not bound to release any goods all." No commitment hag been ente fed" into "with regard' to the goods Japan will get from Great Brittin, not over. GU, "GU. 416; over GU, Ai 200, Asparagus {in Gans oF bot or in aller pack '02, Boor, Eorned" or curined or ino st In bulk, canned led, tu barrels, packing. si "ple tin cans oF

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