GIFTS FOR BRITAIN
RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED
RUGBY, May 21
A restriction on gifts which may be sent to Britain is announced by the Board of Trade.
Bona fide unsolicited gifts may be received from abroad by parcel post addressed to individuals. No parcel may exceed 61b gross weight or' contain more than 21b of any one foodstuff. No permit or licence is required in such cases, and all parcels must be clearly marked as gifts.
A gift cannot be regarded as unsolicited where it has been received as the result of some prior communication sent by the recipient to the donor. Moreover, the receipt of gills at frequent intervals cannot be permitted.
Where well-wishers abroad desire to send larger quantities of goods ("which must not include rationed foods) they must first arrange for some responsible organisation in Britain, formed for charitable or similar purposes, to be the recipient of such gifts. An application for a licence must then be made by the organisation, which will be required to give an undertaking that the goods will be consumed within that organisation.—B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 120, 23 May 1941, Page 7
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179GIFTS FOR BRITAIN Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 120, 23 May 1941, Page 7
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