To Free U.K. Cargo On German Ships
LONDON, February 21. Reporting to the London Chamber of Commerce on the circumstances leading to the breakdown of negotiations with German ship-owners regarding the release of British cargoes from German ships in neutral ports, Colonel G. R. Harding said concession after concession had been made to the Germans. However, at the very moment it was expected an agreement would be signed, they advanced further demands, such as the refund to German exporters of moneys surrendered to the British custodian of enemy property. These demands could not be accepted, and the negotiations were broken off. British cargo shippers are to fight a legal action for the release of cargo. The new plan is to convince Germany, by fighting legal actions in selected ports, that it would be wiser to release all cargoes. Each owner will pay his share of costs on a pro-rata basis.
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Northern Advocate, 23 February 1940, Page 5
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