893.113 Radio/16: Telegram
The Minister in China ( MacMurray ) to the Secretary of State
448. Department’s 181, June 1, 1 p.m., was referred to the American Consul General at Shanghai who has replied as follows:
“June 4, 3 p.m. I have to inform the Legation that no reply has been received to the protest of the Board of Trade memorandum [Ministry of Finance regulations?]. The embargo is still absolute. The office has been informed by the Customs that no radio equipment can be imported unless it has been consigned to the National Government.”
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- Referring to last sentence paragraph 2 of the Legation’s 415, May
28 [23], 8 p.m., Cunningham made
representations to Minister for Foreign Affairs on May 22 in
following terms:
“Upon the instructions of the American representative, Peking, I have the honor to urge a postponement of the coming into effect of the prohibition of April 13, 1929, against the further importation of radio equipment. This was issued without sufficient notice to importers. American firms have considerable amateur radio equipment, which has already arrived at Shanghai and other materials in transit but which the Customs will not permit to be entered because of the embargo. It is believed that the prohibition of the Nationalist Government above referred to is not intended to apply to amateur radio material, but, in the absence of explanatory instructions, the Customs authorities have failed to make any distinction and have regarded the embargo as applying to all radio materials. This embargo against importation of radio material is working a great hardship on importers concerned because of the fact that it was issued without reasonable notice. The Minister requests an extension of time for entry of the goods which have already arrived at Shanghai, as well as other shipments in transit to be granted.”
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- Does the Department desire that further representations be made?
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