FOREIGN SHIPPING
USE OF FACILITIES
CONDITIONS LAID DOWN STRICT CONTROL (British Official Wireless.) (Received July 31, noon.) RUGBY, July 30. Speaking in the House of Commons, the Minister of Shipping (Mr. Ronald Cross) said that the course of the war made necessary new measures for the control of shipping. "Hitherto the widespread and important shipping facilities under British control have been tfreely available to all vessels," he said. "Such facilities include dry docking, repairing, insurance, stores, and many minor services. It is not reasonable that these facilities should continue to be freely available to shipowners who do not render a commensurate service in return or to those who -fail to satisfy Britain that they will refrain from carrying on trade which would be injurious to the Allied war effort. The posses-j sion of a ship's navicert for every voyage to which the navicert system applies will be essential." Those giving acceptable undertakings would receive a "ship's war-i rant," which would secure them continuation of the British shipping facilities, while ships unable to produce this document would be subject to inquiries on each occasion they desired shipping services while under British control. The scheme would come into operation forth-
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 27, 31 July 1940, Page 7
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199FOREIGN SHIPPING Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 27, 31 July 1940, Page 7
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