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Coll 7/9 'Export of arms to China' [9v] (18/72)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1932-25 Nov 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Qi
5< Hq wont on to ask whether it would be
possible for His Majesty’s Goyernnent to supply
nunitions from ex-Gernan.stocks in British zone of
occupation in Germany. The Gain need was snail am
amunition (7*9) of which they required at least
6,000, nil lion rounds. They would also like
certain quantities of rifles and machine guns
particularly if they were forced through lack
of ammunition to store their United States rifles.
In such a case they would require more 7*9 ammunition
than the quantity mentioned * above. He explained that
it would serve no useful purpose to be more explicit
about the exact needs of the Chinese Government until
they know whether His Majesty’s Government were in a
position to [gp. omitted] then as suggested when all
necessary information would of course .be forthcoming*
6, . I undertook to |)ass Chiang Kai-shek’s
request on to you and to emphasise its secrecy. I
told General Kwei that he naturally could not expect
me to comment on it as it obviously raised wide
political issues which could only bo weighed up in
London,
7. Prom a local point of view this approach
is interesting on two counts. It shows
(a) That the Central Government have completely
abandoned any idea of reaching a compromise with the
Communists and are only paying lip service to American
efforts to halt civil war; and
(b) That the United States authorities are in
fact cutting down supplies of war material in an attempt
to ensure that the Central Government will be more
amenable.
Foreign Office please pass to Washington,
Moscow as my telegrams Nos. 48 and 43 respectively,
[Repeated to Washington and Moscow under Foreign
Office numbers 9125 and 3096 respectively].
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The file consists of correspondence regarding requests for war materials received from the Chinese Government in Nanking [Nanjing].
Correspondence dated 1932 concerns enquiries received from the Commonwealth Governments in Australia and Canada, asking for information on the British position regarding the sale of arms (either private or Government surplus) to China. The following topics are discussed in the correspondence: the repeal of the China Arms Embargo Agreement in 1929; the difficulty in effecting any reduction in the transport of arms to China; and Sino-Japanese relations in the aftermath of the Manchurian [Mukden] Incident.
Correspondence dated 1946 concerns further requests for war materials received from the Central Government, and the decision that arms should not be supplied by the UK Government. The file includes copy telegrams issued by the Dominions Office to the Governments of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and the Government of India, communicating the decision. The correspondence also discusses the resumption of the Chinese Civil War (1946-1950) and the attitude of the US Government.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (36 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2178
- Title
- Coll 7/9 'Export of arms to China'
- Pages
- 1r:1v, front, front-i, 3r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:33v, 35r:35v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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