TRADE OF NEUTRALS
REGARD BY BRITAIN NORMAL REQUIREMENTS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Nov. 22. The illegal laying of mines without notice in the paths of legitimate neutral shipping in the North Sea throws an interesting light on the German leaflets which were recently circulated in Holland.
These represent that the British socalled blockade is directed towards starving neutral women and children. Germany herself, it is suggested, has ample supplies of foodstuffs.
It is now clear that if a shortage should unfortunately occur in neutral countries it will be due to indiscriminate minelaying. The essence of the British contraband control is that it permits neutral countries to import normal requirements for home consumption without interference. In connection with the British Government’s intention to take reprisals against Germany, official circles in London point out the necessity, in view of the notorious lack of regard for truth of the German propaganda, for emphasising the fact that ■His Majesty’s Government has not the slightest intention of interfering with genuinely neutral seaborne exports. It is in no sense their desire to interfere with purely neutral trade.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20102, 23 November 1939, Page 5
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184TRADE OF NEUTRALS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20102, 23 November 1939, Page 5
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